‘Green’ is becoming an increasingly important word to operators, as they get to grips with the inevitable tightening of emissions controls and energy reduction. And now the politicians are in on the act, with the Prime Minister himself trying out the latest electric truck from Smith Electric Vehicles. Read more about this on the website.

This week Motor Transport published a short, sharp guide to the rules on the London Low Emissions Zone (LEZ), due to come into force in February next year - find it here on Roadtransport.com. Find out why it could affect your trucks’ resale value and why it will cost the industry “between £65m and £135m”.

After the usual round of post-Christmas company failures and portents of doom, it’s nice to be able to report some good company results: Circle Express managing director Chris Coffey says that 2007 is “looking positive”, while Hargreaves Services managed to boost both turnover and profit in 2006. Even Reed Boardall, which posted a pre-tax loss in the year to March 2006, is optimistic about its prospects for the year, on the basis of increased turnover. All good stuff, but there’s a long way to go in 2007.

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