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New Abbey training delivers Class 1 drivers
...the training with ease and really enjoyed my time on the course and learning new skills from Abbey’s Driver Training Team. “Six weeks on, I now have my own Volvo,...
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Driver shortages create barrier
...much in the spotlight, existing challenges continued to present barriers – one of the biggest being driver shortages across the UK and Ireland. During recent conversations, several distributors have told...
Opinion
Industry initiatives working but HGV driver shortages remain chronic
The UK’s HGV driver shortage remains chronic, according to Logistics UK’s analysis of the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey data. But, with the number of HGV...
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£20million HGV driver facility funding boost for logistics sector
The government’s announcement of an additional £20million to boost HGV driver facilities is a positive step forward for industry, according to Logistics UK. The business group is now calling on...
Interview
Could improving gender diversity be an answer to the driver shortage problem?
...delighted when a female driver shows up with their fuel and we have several customers that always ask for our lady drivers to make their deliveries, having lady drivers is...
Knowledge
Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: ten top tips for tanker care
...ties and quality service. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, asked Ryan Finnigan, an experienced tanker driver from Ribble Fuel Oils, for his Top Ten Tips for...
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Funded ADR courses available now for HGV drivers to upskill
...back into the driving seat. We are facing a major issue in the industry with the HGV driver shortage, which the Driver Academy Group is tackling head on. Manpower, alongside...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Dave Willcox
...driver at the WP Group and winner of the UKIFDA driver of the year award, to discover how he spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 03.15am! THE...
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Thames Oilport – additional diesel tankage
Thames Oilport is a deep-water fuel terminal located on the site of the former Coryton refinery, giving direct access to the global fuel supply market and to the world’s most...
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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
...and BP (Wymondham). Commissioned in the early 1980s and pipeline-fed from the Thames, Wymondham is now a Goff Petroleum depot. SOUTH EAST Main distribution points are – the Thames...
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New marine bunkering facility on the Thames
A new bunkering facility supplying marine gas oil (MGO) has now opened on the Thames. Operated by the marine division of Certas Energy, the Thames facility stores distillate marine fuel...
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Navigator Terminals – the UK’s largest independent bulk liquid storage company
Greenergy has also reached agreement with Royal Vopak to purchase its one third share in the joint venture that owns Thames Oilport and Thames Enterprise Park. (Shell retains its existing...
Opinion
Truck drivers and cyclists: essential safety advice
...the subsequent increase in the number of bikes, we hear from Brake as they revisit the challenges this presents to truck drivers. Every professional truck driver knows that encountering cyclists...
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Drivers call for a new union
...an anonymous driver on the DCC-GB Oils drivers’ info blog. “We could recruit every driver in every sector of the industry.” Arguing that Unite, the drivers current union would not...
Interview
Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...me about their backgrounds and about their current driving roles for Ribble Fuel Oils. “In my role as a tanker driver I am responsible for safe loading, correct loading, and...
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Driver awareness increases demand for hand protection
New independent research, commissioned by GripHero, has revealed that 66% of drivers are aware that Covid-19 can be passed from driver-to-driver at the fuel pump, driving demand for hand protection....
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Distributor diaries September 2023
...Fuels – racing to success Exswift Fuels, the Essex-based fuel distributor, is proud to be sponsoring racing driver Scott Sumpton for the upcoming TCR season. CEO Chloe Crofts commented: “At...
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The search is on for the driver of the year
...or who have done something way beyond their normal duties. Sponsored by OAMPS Hazardous Industries the prestigious FPS driver of the year award carries a £1000 winner’s prize and two...