• Sleeper-cab versions of 13 and 17-tonne 4x2 Steyr middleweight rigids will become available in the UK in early March.
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The sleeper cabs, authorised by Steyr, are onepiece glass-fibre units specially built by Jennings Coachworks of Crewe.
A single bunk is fitted to the rear of the standard day cab, with some storage space beneath the bunk. All the interior panels are finished in matching trim and there is no change to the existing roof vents.
The sleeper cab adds 80kg to the vehicle's kerb weight, and boosts the cost of the 17-tonne Steyr, the 154kW 17S21, by £1,800 to 28,920. The sleepercabbed 100kW 13S14 costs 222,200; the 13S18 is £23,260 and the 17S18 is £27,260 (all ex-VAT).
• A high-security Leyland Daf Roadrunner truck fitted with a Johnson refrigerated body and valued at £46,000 has been built for the Crown Suppliers.
The Roadrunner, which is destined for an unnamed contract hire customer, is fitted with special glass, airconditioning and a sophisticated security system.
• lveco Ford plans to launch a new model "every month throughout 1989" and the new batch could include a more powerful version of its TurboStar tractive unit, which currently stops at 313kW (420hp).