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Northampton-based Mainland Group, a member of the Pall-Ex network, has taken delivery of its first Euro 4 vehicle after running a trial with 7.5 tonne demonstrators from different manufacturers, to determine its preference for EGR v SCR.

Business Post has reported sales up 17 per cent to £326m although pre-tax profit, at £11.

The Freight Transport Association has launched a London Van Guide providing details of parking restrictions on London’s streets as well as highlighting PCN hotspots and other useful information.

Smith Electric Vehicles has won its first order from the Royal Mail – one of each of the Edison and Newton delivery vehicles, for trials.

The Department for Transport has revealed that the number of road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe has risen by 3 per cent since 2006.

The surge in consumer demand for organic fruit and vegetables has led to London based Abel & Cole expanding its UK delivery fleet with 37 new Iveco Daily 35S panel vans in the past nine months, all with Polar refrigerated van conversions from Trumac.