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Today in Road Transport, 16 February 2009

Renault Trucks predicts a tough year for heavy commercials, with the market declining by a third. A greater legislative burden on operators won't help, either - and the Eurovignette has just moved a step closer.

Moving over to light CVs, used sales grew by 42% last month but Volkswagen's commercial vehicle director is claiming that cut-price deals are killing the new LCV market.

In the blogs, BigLorryBlog checks out some Western Star roadtrains in South Africa as well as some truck photos taken in Zimbabwe back in 1987.

Finally, if you are thinking about implementing an integrated transport system, don't do anything without reading our special Hot Topics page on 'Buying a new IT system'.

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