Volvo's F-12 Smoothie

• Last autumn Volvo updated its F10, FL10 and F12 heavy truck drive lines, adding a new F16 flagship to the range (CM 22-28 October). As 1987 ended Volvo recorded its best sales......

Hendrickson Buys Us Suspension-maker

• Hendrickson International Corporation has bought the US and Canadian trailer air suspension manufacturer Turner Suspension Incorporated. The acquisition enables Hendrickson......

Eight-wheeler's Special Option

• Leyland Dal's latest and lightest eight-wheeler can now be specified with a special wheel pack option to further increase payload potential. Single Alcoa aluminium wheels......

Two Fodens For Shanks & Mcewan Waste Contract

• Shanks & McEwan (Southern) has bought two Foden 4350 6x4 tractor units from Forden Commercials for its south-east England waste disposal contracts. They are fitted with 260kW......