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...driver trainers, Chris Hill, to a professional driver training project at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. “We’re delighted to support the excellent work Transaid undertakes,” said operations director Allan Davidson. ...
Suttons Tankers has announced a £15m investment in its UK fleet as part of its commitment to continuously improve driver working conditions. In response to driver feedback, the leading logistics...
...added: “Relaxing driver hours does not address the central problem. There is a shortage of 60,000 HGV drivers and simply extending driver’s hours is not appropriate or effective solution. This...
...engage in as much face-to-face activity as possible – whether by travelling round the country to host driver reviews, engaging with our NNC teams or developing other means to encourage...
...injury. “Where there is a genuine risk to a driver, we have no hesitation in refusing to deliver, but the grey areas tend to be on the general age and...
...kind of driver application and ruggedised tablet device. This is always a significant investment, but it clearly offers good pay back from an efficiency, accuracy and safety perspective. Some companies...
“Having an engaged driver workforce is fundamental to enabling growth and successful partnerships within the bulk fuels industry.” David Heath, Head of Fuels at Suttons Tankers Employee engagement With employee...
...division of OAMPS (UK) became Pen Underwriting Driver Training with no changes to the terms of agreements with the company. The Pen Driver Training team has 20+ years’ experience and...
...the hunt is on to find the finest tanker driver in the UK and Republic of Ireland – your nominations are now invited for the FPS Driver Of The Year...
Barnaby (kneeling on left) with Wincanton’s Driver of the Year category winners Fuel tanker driver Barnaby Moverley has been crowned Wincanton’s Driver of the Year. Now in its eighth year,...
...history. Driver shortages impact profits Reported EBITDA of £7.4m was down slightly on the prior year due to the short-term negative impacts of the driver availability issues, which affected the...
...gender stereotypes Kerry Parsons, driver of Moorland Fuel’s baby tanker, said: “I never dreamed of becoming a lorry driver when I was younger, nor wanted to work in such a...
...start a new job as an HGV driver with Asda, thanks to the supermarket’s £40,000 funding for veterans’ charity, Veterans into Logistics. Asda Logistics Services has a two-year established partnership...
Having recently reported the concerns of industry trade bodies Logistics UK and the CBA regarding driver shortages (here) and the potential impacts on supply chains (here) it is reported that the...
The 2021 winner of the prestigious ‘Driver of the Year’ award will, this year, be presented at a virtual ceremony during UKIFDA EXPO 2021 and Future Fuels on 7-8th July...
...11,000 HGV driver training places available through Skills Bootcamps • injecting a major and sustained boost to the number of HGV driver tests available • investing £52.5 million in improvements...
Investment at Greenergy The last year has been a busy one for Greenergy, with major infrastructure projects at former Petroplus facilities on the Thames and at Teesside, combining with strong...
...sale Up to 403 acres of land at Thames Enterprise Park is being offered for sale for industrial development by Vopak, Greenergy and Shell, the joint venture partners in the...
