Achim Milestone The 100,000th Actros Has Rolled Off The...

lines at DaimlerChrysler's Werth plant in Germany. So far this year the plant has built 26.000 units with targets of 42.000 by the end of the year.......

Secret To Linobbity William Kirk Of Macclesfield Believes...

to a long life is a combination of ERF cab and Cummins M11, Eaton and Mentor driveline. The company expects each of its six new 6x2 EG1138MT tractors with the specification to......

Ford Ranger Booms

The new Ford Ranger is topping the sales charts in the first two months of UK sales. Ford says the pickup sold 156 units in July and took a 25 0 0 share of the market.......

Winnings Order Kenning Car, Van And Truck Rental Is Buying

500 Nem Ford Dailys in its biggest purchase. The vans will be rented out on a daily and long-term basis to the private and public sectors.......

Ldvs For Barbados The Caribbean Is Set To Have More

LIAls on its roads after the Barbados Water Authority ordered 10 Convoy Crew Cab Dropsides. There are now more than 50 Convoys on the island.......

Ineenier

In the Vehicle News Extra on chipping (CM19-25 August, page 141 we said it was advisable to fit heavier SR1900 gearboxes when moving up above 475hp. This should have read 420hp.......

Asbestos Crackdown Looms

m by Peter Lawton Suppliers, operators, fitters and distributors are risking unlimited tines by using asbestos brake pad products, says the Health and Safety Executive.......

A 101 Takes Steps To Boost Driver Safety

• Food distribution specialist A to Z had driver safety in its mind when it asked Solomon Commercials to add side steps to four lveco 13-tonne rigid reefers it was about to......

!dam Man Haul

is James Ham and Sons of Chelford is taking 71 new tractors from MAN in a major fleet replacement programme. Each Evolution 12000 26.414FPLT is plated at 44 tonnes, in line with......

Surface Savings

Fuel consumption could be Gut by nearly 8 billion litres a year if modern asphalt was used on all UK roads, according to the Refined Bitumen Association. And it would result in......

Daf Deals In Old News

• This 41-tonne 95XF FIG 430 Oaf is starting an unusual paper round with Williams Transport of Huntingdon. The firm is using it to carry unsold newspapers and magazines from......