Tnt: 2,700 New Jobs

• TNT is to take on 2,700 workers in the UK during the next 18 months, says managing director Alan Jones. Jobs are being created for drivers, depot and administrative staff. The......

• A National Freight Consortium Vehicle Auction Centre...

record, when it sold 108 vans and trucks in its weekly CV sale. The Stoke-on-Trent branch's previous record was less than 100.......

• Central Tyre Has Opened A £100,000 Depot In Trafford

Park, Manchester, serving several large local fleet operators. The centre — the company's 95th in the UK — will have eight breakdown vehicles with 80% of its custom expected to......

Davies Turner's German Link

• Davies Turner is launching three services as part of its road groupage operations to and from Germany. The company links southern England with the heartland of Germany,......

Transfleet Buys 303 New Vehides

• Transfleet is buying 303 vehicles in an order worth £8.3 million. Added to a £6 million purchase in 1987, the deal doubles the company's rental fleet to almost 1,000. The......

Leyland Delivery Deal For Silcock

• Silcock Express has won a £1 million-a-year contract to carry trucks built at Leyland Daf's Leyland plant to dealers. The manufacturer previously used owner-operators and......

Brs Wins Major Shops Contract

• BRS has won a £25 million distribution contract with high street shops group Storehouse. It will announce details next week. Storehouse subsidiaries Mothercare and Habitat use......

Bandy

1E 31 41100 • An in-cab computer, which allows truck drivers to receive written messages on the move, is being launched by the Band Three radio network. The company says the......

Lep's Profits Grow Fast

• Freight and property group LEP increased pre-tax profits by 25% to £11.1 million in 1987, thanks partly to a strong performance by its distribution subsidiary Swift Transport,......