HMT Shipping of Warrenpoint, Co Down has added four curtainsiders from Dennison Trailers to its fleet of 450 trailers. The 13.7m curtainsiders with 156mm deep neck were delivered to HMT’s Heysham depot from Dennison’s factory in Lancaster.

In the relentless search for ever improving returns on investment and market competitiveness, some of the world’s biggest corporations are applying a model that is known as SCOR — the Supply Chain Operations Reference model

RedPrairie has completed the acquisition of Marc Global Holdings. The combined company, operating under the name RedPrairie, will support all products from both organisations, under the direction of RedPrairie company leader John Jazwiec.

O2 has completed implementation of an automated mobile dispatch system by eCourier, believed to be the first of its kind in the courier industry.

Cybit has launched Fleetstar-AVL – an internet-based fleet and asset management system aimed at small and medium sized businesses costing less than £1 per vehicle per day.

A new integrated management system, that is specially designed to create real time factory and logistics control for the manufacturers, has been developed by XCL.

Dudley based steel stockholder Tubes (UK) has taken delivery of two concertina-bodied trailers from Montracon.

Protek-dor has launched a range of Trailergard devices which, it says, cannot be cut by bolt cutters and may be used with a security seal to instantly show any attempts of break-in.

During 2005, one out of every four trucks sold in the UK was a DAF, according to end-of-year statistics from DAF Trucks.

Nissan is to supply Renault Trucks with its own brand of light duty vehicles through its specialised dealer network. Renault will sell the vehicles as a complement to the Master and Mascott ranges.