ATEGO TRANSPORTER Personal car delivery firm Enable has bought an
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Atego 1323 fitted with a 118-approved box body designed for car transport. This allows it to deliver a car as a sealed cargo—fittings such as hinge bolts have been modified to prevent removal from the outside.
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ArvinMeritor has expanded its CV axle and brake servicing network. The new In-Service Reliability Department will operate a central team based at Cwmbran to handle service literature and product training, while a pan-European field team will deal with customer support and on-site training.
SAFETY FORUM A programme promoting sophisticated in-cab safety systems for trucks and other road vehicles is being drawn up by the European Commission and the EU automobile industry. Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen says the Action Plan on EU Active Safety (a-Safety) is designed to establish guidelines for their introduction and create a forum for discussing their market implications.
SITE CLIMES Perkins Engines, the offhighway engine builder now owned by Caterpillar, will shut down its plant at Harlescott near Shrewsbury by the end of 2002, with the loss of more than 500 jobs. The firm blames the shutdown on "increased industry competitiveness".
EILEEN GARNER Price Express Transport of Sheffield has bought this Ivaco Daily 35613 for home delivery of kitchen appliances. Fitted with an aluminium box body and a 500kg tail-lift, it is expected to cover about 100,000 miles a year.