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GB Oils appoints manager for new London region

...As part of his new role, Alex will be responsible for leading the business in London, including the Pace Fuelcare barges on the River Thames. His primary objective will be to...

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Inter Pipeline to acquire NuStar

...the river Thames and serves the greater London area. Grays is responsible for handling approximately 17 million barrels of refined products per year, and provides cost effective access to London’s...

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Tanker upgrade for Certas Energy

...replacing older units in use at Cardiff, Ellesmere Port, Immingham, Manchester, Plymouth, Southampton, St Clears (Wales) and Thames Riverside “When it comes to replacing tankers, it’s our opportunity to ensure...
Entries are open for nominations for the UKIFDA Driver of the Year 2023 award sponsored by OAMPS

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Nominate your Tanker Driver of the Year 2023

UKIFDA has announced that entries are open for nominations for the Driver of the Year 2023 award, sponsored by OAMPS, which recognises and rewards the very best of our industry’s...

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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...
In our July issue ‘Day in the Life’ we speak with Dave Willcox, tanker driver at the WP Group and winner of the UKIFDA driver of the year award, to discover how he spends a typical day.

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...

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...