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New Names
• NFC is to rename its removals subsidiaries after its American removal company, Allied. All of NFC's removals companies, including Pickfords and the recently acquired Belgian......
Debt Help
• A debt recovery service has been launched in the Road Haulage Association's North East district.......
Ved Plan
• Plans are being prepared to tighten up enforcement of Vehicle Excise Duty rules.......
French Imports
• French-built Raptor Auverland 4 x4s are now reaching British dealers, priced from 29,000.......
Even More Please
• UK trailer manufacturers and operators are lobbying the Department of Transport for an increase on the 16.5m maximum artic length for "reasons of operational efficiency", says......
Parts Problems
• Commercial vehicle components manufacturers KAW Engineering of Wolverhampton and K A MacLaine of Glasgow have gone into receivership.......
Cummins Profit
• Cummins Engine returned to profit in the first quarter of 1990, with a profit of 25.5m on turnover down 6.5% to 2531m.......
Ford Prices
• Prices of Ford CVs have gone up by around 3.9%. An Escort Popular van is up from £6,177 to £6,415 (both prices ex-VAT).......
Uk Trucker Jailed
In gun muddle • Paul Ashwell, the Northampton lorry driver being held in a Greek jail over the Iraqi "Doomsday Gun" affair, could face a minimum fiveyears in jail if tried and......
Hgv Speed Crackdown
• A campaign against speeding trucks has been launched by the Suffolk police. Additional video equipment has been bought and letters are being distributed to drivers at East......