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• This Mack truck is on a 1,400-mile journey from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the US carrying a 50Ft Christmas ice destined for the West Lawn in Washington DC.
• The Freight Transport Association warns that the AA is preparing a report accusing HGVs of being the main polluters on the road.
• Truck driver David Barrell has been 'ailed for a year for alond rage attack against a driver he accused of cutting him up at traffic lights in Greenhithe, Kent on 10 June.
• Terry Graham has been elected as chairman of the council of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers.
• A rural white paper is to be published by the Government next summer designed to tackle transport problems in the countryside.
• EU transport ministers are hoping the Swiss will agree to phase out their ban on lorries over 28 tonnes
• Greek Customs Officers started a five-day strike on 30 November. Talk to agents or customers in Greece before arrival.
• A Reliant Robin outraced four police cars during a chase near Fleetwood last week. The flying Robin was eventually stopped by spiked strips being laid out to burst its tyres. • Ryder has leased 57 curtainsided trailers from TIP Europe For its contract with Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK).
• P&O Trans European has won a two-year UK distribution contract with American pharmaceutical and healthcare company Allergon.
• TDG Nexus has a 12-year contract with US-based chemicals business DuPont to manage 35,000 tonnes of adipic acid each year at its warehousing on Teeside.
• Swift Service has been appointed by Dunlop Tyres to handle dedicated next-day deliveries to customers including Kwikfit and Ha'fords in Dunlop's Coventry and Bristol sales areas.
* Parcels carrier Nightspeed Soc■ ces has signed a partnership deal with French express delivery company Extend. It will offer UK-customers 48-hour delivery into all parts of France including Corsica and handle all Extand's UK deliveries.
• Yorkshire Electricity Group has taken delivery of the first of two new vehicles complete with Hiab's 250 series truckmounted cranes.
* Waste management vehicle supplier Trio Containers is providing Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council with a truck and contract-hire package For the collection and disposal of public waste.