So another fuel price protest makes the news – this time a peaceful blockade at Stanlow oil refinery, carried out by around 100 hauliers and farmers. Over in the blogs, BigLorryBlog has some photographs from the Park Lane protest earlier in the week.

Environmental issues figure strongly in today’s stories – a book of green ideas (including the banning of daytime truck deliveries) is dismissed as nonsense by the trade associations. A rather more sensible step forward is the use of hybrid vehicles; supermarket giant Tesco is of the belief that hybrids are “way ahead” of electric vehicles operationally. Consolidation centres also bring environmental benefits, although one consultant warns that they are likely to fail unless the financial model is given proper consideration at an early stage.

Also today, P&O Ferrymasters explains why it has set up a new commercial base in Poland, and RT.com continues to look forward to the SED show at Rockingham Speedway.