Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...heavy fuel oil and the most commonly used, especially in the more modern engines (also known as No 6 fuel oil) IFO – intermediate fuel oil IFO 380 – a...
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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...
News
Unprecedented demand creates temporary oil shortage in Ireland
The recent extreme weather has caused a massive surge in demand for home heating oil in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, creating temporary shortages with distributors forced...
Opinion
Call for 10,000 temporary visas to address driver crisis
...the efficient movement of goods. We will continue to cover this industry crisis and if you are experiencing the impacts of driver shortages, please get in touch with us: margaret@fueloilnews.co.uk...
News
Standard approval to counter skills shortage
...Mags Simpson, policy manager at FTA, explains, the standard cannot come quickly enough for an industry which has been plagued with skills shortages in recent years; “The news that the...
News
Onroute’s £1m investment recognises HGV driver importance
...was then covered with a double layer of base course macadam and a surface course of asphalt. A special fuel-resistant asphalt was laid under the fuel canopy to help prevent...
News
Urban Driver apprenticeship tackles HGV driver crisis
...for National Apprenticeship Week (7th-13th February) is ‘Build the Future’, something which the Urban Driver apprenticeship aims to achieve. While the fuel distribution sector has been less directly affected by...
Opinion
Former HGV drivers urged to take up funded training to alleviate shortages
With the HGV driver shortage continuing to place pressure on UK supply chains, Logistics UK is urging HGV drivers who have left the workplace to consider re-joining the profession, with...
News
Hundreds complete HGV training as Bootcamps plug driver shortages
...upgraded from Category C to C+E. Drivers may also gain a specialist license such as ADR or PDP (to deliver hazardous goods and fuel) enabling them to drive some of...
Insight
The chemical supply chain: addressing the sector’s skills gap
...talent are developed and nurtured for the chemical supply chain. There are three main reasons that action must be taken now to prevent a shortage of talent in the sector:...
News
Fuel and food continue to deliver for NWF
...Over delivering on fuels The fuel division delivered a strong performance, which was ahead of expectations and the previous year. The increased demand related to the Autumn fuel shortages impacted...
Interview
Could improving gender diversity be an answer to the driver shortage problem?
The fuel oil distribution business is heavily male dominated with very few women driving tankers. When Fuel Oil News caught up with a new distribution business, Bedford Fuels, for our...
News
Logistics sector report shows recovery signs
Much has been made in the past year of the shortage of HGV drivers and other logistics workers. But after a challenging 12 months for the sector, a new report...
News
Successful HGV skill scheme set to deliver 2000 new drivers as funding is extended
...date in getting new HGV drivers behind the wheel. “Yet, while the immediate short-term driver shortage has abated, the long-term chronic shortage persists. As we’ve seen, thousands of people in...
News
Kettlewell Fuels presented with Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2021 award
...fuel loads. Drivers can continue with their deliveries safe in the knowledge that they are supplying clean fuel to customers.” Kettlewell Fuels also uses the ProControl 3 remote, which ensures...
Analysis
25% increase in annual fuel prices drives fleet costs up by millions
...data from independent fuel card distributor, Right Fuel Card, revealed the differences in fuel prices across the UK in October 2022 against October 2021. Overall, the average price of fuel...
News
A product helping to tackle the rising wave of fuel thefts
...is for fuel to be dyed. UK consultancy, Fuel Theft Solutions™ has been advising businesses how best to tackle fuel theft and Chris Day, managing director, explains here how using...
News
Fuel distributor on the road to a more sustainable future
Southampton-based fuel supplier WP Group is fuelling change for a cleaner greener future by moving its own fleet over to the more sustainable Esso Diesel Efficient™ fuel, as it has...