Haulage study
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• A study into why hauliers choose certain routes to the Continent will be published in May by transport experts at the Polytechnic of Central London.
Renault aid
• The French government is to give Renault 2400m worth of aid — without any objections from the European Commission.
Eastern link
• Seven county councils are launching a campaign for an East-Coast dual carriageway from Teesside to the M1 1 in Cambridgeshire.
Tipping trouble
• A North-East tippermen's association, the Tynedale Tipping Group, is losing members who have gone out of business. Membership fell from 38 to 28 last year.
CVE auction
• The receiver of Omni bus manufacturer City Vehicle Engineering will auction the County Durham-based firm's plant equipment and stock in March.
Metro deal
• The Road Haulage Association's Metropolitan region has settled this year's pay round with an offer of 7% over 11 months from 1 February with 21.50 on overnight subsistence.
Heading south III US truck maker Freightliner is exporting tractive units in kit form to Mexico for assembly by MercedesBenz Mexico.
Vintage deal
• Wine distributor C Albany & Sons has bought Sealark, the distribution arm of Matthew Clark.