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Russian manufacturer Chetra is broadening its line-up of skid steer loaders with the addition of the MKSM-1200 and MKSM-1400 models. These machines share features with the existing MKSM-800 and MKSM-1000 skid steer loaders. The MKSM-1200 is powered by a Hatz diesel and offers a payload capacity of 1.2tonnes, while the top of the range MKSM-1400 has a 1.4tonne capacity and is driven by a Cummins diesel. A novel feature of the MKSM-1200 and MKSM-1400 however is a modular design that allows customers to specif

Terex says that three of the latest ASV-designed tracked loaders, the PT30, PT60 and PT80, are now being offered in Europe. Although there are seven models in the PT range in all, Terex has opted to sell these particular units in Europe as it sees the greatest market potential. Should demand prove sufficient, Terex may opt to CE mark the other tracked loaders for the European market as well at some point. Global Product Manager for the compact tracked loaders, Mark Raymond, said that the PT30 is particularl

Ireland is now using road recycling techniques in County Cork, with a Wirtgen WR2400 playing an important role. The 3.5km trial is pointing the way for future road rehabilitation projects in the country and is being carried out on a stretch of the busy N71, which links Cork with the peninsula in the south west of Ireland. This three-lane carriageway provides an important link as it is popular with tourists and the trial is being carried out between the towns of Inishannon and Bandon. The 3.5km trial has bee

Scottish firm Land-Drill Geotechnics is now using four new Ingersoll Rand 17/235 portable compressors to provide compressed air for the company's fleet of drilling machines. Land-Drill is an independent, management-owned company, offering geotechnical and geo-environmental investigations, laboratory testing and advice to the construction industry. With the new 17/235 compressors supplied by Doosan Infracore Portable Power, Land-Drill has added machines that are more compact than previous compressors used by

Extec has supplied crushing and screening equipment that is being used to recycle materials and help in the renovation of the Pulkovo Airport near St Petersburg in Russia. An array of Extec machines are being used by local firm Recycle of Materials (ROM), which is one of Russia's leading firms in the materials recycling sector. ROM has extensive experience in demolishing and recycling concrete buildings built in the 1950s and 60s that were constructed using poor-quality concrete and is now diversifying into

Five police cars and a police helicopter were required to halt the progress of a 13 year old boy who stole vehicle in the British city of Hull. During the pursuit the boy drove the VW people carrier at speeds of up to 178km/h and only stopped when he crashed the vehicle into three parked cars. During the pursuit the boy sped through Hull city centre and then took to the M180 motorway. While driving at high speed, the boy overtook other vehicles using the motorway's hard shoulder and finally veered off at an

A Canadian woman became drunk at a party and decided that as a result, it would be safest to ask her nine year old daughter to drive the family car home. Police spotted the vehicle being driven slowly along a country road and when they saw how small the driver was, pulled the car over. The woman was charged although the daughter has escaped a fine for driving without a licence.

In the US state of Utah, police found that their vehicles have proven unequal to the task of pursuing a golf buggy. When police spotted the golf buggy burning doughnuts in a park they followed in hot pursuit but were unable to continue the chase when the buggy drove into a field and crossed some irrigation ditches. Police were later able to apprehend the suspect at his grandmother's house and commented that the buggy had been modified, with an engine replacing the somewhat less powerful electric motor fitte

An Australian woman became highly concerned as she drove through the streets of Sydney late one night because she was being pursued by a hearse whose driver repeatedly sounded the horn and shouted. Following an emergency call, police stopped the hearse driver, who was found to be intoxicated. The hearse driver's lawyer later explained that the man was a binge drinker making a cry for help.

In the UK city of Leeds, road workers painted double yellow lines indicating that the section of road was a no parking zone around a parked vehicle. The owner of the vehicle returned to find the lines painted around his car and assumed at first that this was a practical joke. The local highway authority is now informing contractors to use some common sense in future.

A sophisticated Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) will be fitted to some models of cars that will be able to nag drivers about their poor driving technique. The system can tell drivers to change gears to improve fuel economy and sound collision warnings or provide damage alerts. In addition, the package can also generate a three-dimensional view of the route ahead, showing gradients, obstacles and road width. Use of this technology is hoped to prevent drivers from selecting routes that are unsuitable

An automobile manufacturer in Iran intends to develop a car designed specially for female customers. The car will be equipped with an automatic transmission, electronic parking aids, a navigation system and a jack to allow drivers to change a wheel. While these features are common on the international market, they are regarded as being insufficiently masculine in male-dominated Iran. Other features of the car will include an alarm system to warn of flat tyres, an audiovisual system for child passengers and