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• Christian Salvesen's halfyear distribution profits have increased by 20% through a strong contribution from the Continent and from Swift which signed deals with Texaco, BASF and Lucas.
The International Road Transport Union says el have suspended cover for tobacco/ alcohol 'FIR carnets as from today (1 Dec) due to increased organised crime.
• More than 194,000 new
commercial vui were register-,1 in 1993 compared to 207,000 in 1991 and 368,000 in 1989, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders figures.
• United Carrier, has issued a second profits warning in nine months suggesting pretax profits will not match the first six months £1.2m.
is to buy Hallmark Contract Hire for a reported figure of £3.1m. Hallmark's 1993 turnover was 29.4m. It has 720 vehicles-680 on contract hire.
• Eurotunnel is seeking a High Court injunction to prevent ferry companies selling duty-free goods.
• An LGV driver who killed a pedestrian while drunk, has been sentenced to two ye, in jail. This quashes a sentence of 240 hours community service given in August at Bristol Crown Court.