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The Rate Race
Germany will be the most lucrative target for our hauliers after cabotage becomes legal with European liberalisation in 1992, followed by Italy and France. Holland, Belgium,......
Seddon Atkinson Aims For Strato-sphere
• The new Seddon Atkinson heavy truck range, which will be sold with the latest Cabtec cab as used in Leyland Daf s 95 Series, will be called the Strato. Strato trucks will be......
Dealers Face 'glittering Future'
• British truck dealers face a "glittering future" now that the age of closures and mergers is over, according to MAN Volkswagen director Richard Ide. At the Institute of the......
Euro Threat To Small Hauliers
• Small haulage firms might not survive the effects of European deregulation after 1992, according to a study made by Volvo, from the viewpoint of a manufacturer outside the......
• Brewing Giant Watney Mann Truman Looks Set To Transfer
its 400-plus vehicle distribution to Volvo subsidiary Ailsa Truck Finance. The deal with the Grand Metropolitan-owned company was won against a bid from Wincanton Vehicle......
• A "don't Risk It — Tax It" Campaign Got
under way in London, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria earlier this week. The crackdown on motor-tax dodgers could cost offenders up to £500 in fines, not......
• Volvo Truck Corporation, Parent Of Volvo Truck Gb, Has
announced a 50% rise in profits to a record £149 million (SKr 1.6 billion). Heavy truck sales in Western Europe increased 14%.......
• Tyre Manufacturer Pirelli, Due To Announce Its...
this Thursday, is to spend 100 million more on its UK subsidiaries before 1993.......