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• Last September we revealed that Renault Truck Industries was thinking of offering a fourwheel-drive version of the Dodge 50 Series. After a gruelling ten month test programme the S66 4 x 4 conversion is now a fully-fledged factory approved option, and CM is the first magazine to try it out over our tough cross country route. It is up-to-the-job? Read next week's CM to find out.
• Two weeks ago CM carried out its third annual test of the express parcels carriers. We used the next-day services offered by 10 major carriers, assessing them for reliability, speed, price and all-round service. Are they as good as they promise? We got some interesting results. .
• A year ago the nationwide express freight co-operative Network Overnight commenced business. Brainchild of a Manchester-based haulier and involving some 25 hauliers with strategically located centres of operation across the UK, the consortium is going from strength to strength. Commercial Motor describes the operation and probes its formula for success.