Interview
One man and a tanker
...could have put another tanker on the road but now he is very glad that he did not opt for expansion. “I would be carrying significantly more overheads in a...
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Phillips 66 upgrades its fleet
...cent of the Phillips 66 total road tanker fleet has been replaced with 32 new MAN, Scania and Merc vehicles. The vehicles conform to Euro 6 emissions standards thus delivering lower...
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Taking part in Road Safety Week
This year’s Road Safety Week has the theme of Speed Down Save Lives. Co-ordinated annually by Brake, the road safety charity, it is the UK’s biggest road safety event. Road...
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Road Safety Week 2018 – Bike Smart
Road safety professionals and employers working in the downstream oil industry and allied industries can now register for Road Safety Week 2018 (19-25 November 2018) at www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/professionals. Road Safety Week...
Analysis
Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...representing just 5% of the total mileage covered on the UK’s roads. While electric vehicles may, ultimately, be the answer to decarbonising transport, there are still many practical matters that...
Sponsored
Suttons celebrates growth in fuels sector with 100th petroleum regulation truck on fleet
Suttons Tankers has grown exponentially in the fuels and bitumen sectors in recent years, providing its customers with the highest levels of safety and customer service. Expanding into new markets...
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Crown Oil adds to its fleet
The latest addition to the Crown Oil tanker fleet is ready to deliver HVO across the UK. The 8-wheeler DAF tanker joined Crown Oil’s fleet last week, and with the...
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UKIFDA announces EXPO sponsors
...Cobo Tankers and Services Ltd. Long standing supporters of UKIFDA EXPO, Aon and Cobo Tankers and Services Ltd will sponsor this year’s inaugural virtual conference – and join headline sponsor...
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Reynolds Training Services partners with Smartflow on ISGOTT V6 app
...International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (better known as ISGOTT) provides clear guidance on how the operational interface between vessel and terminal should be managed safely. This includes...
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...Unsurprisingly, Crude Tanker rates have increased significantly. Those tankers still using the Suez route between the Middle East and Europe have seen rates increase by 65% to $4.30 per barrel...
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UK tanker equipment supplier commissions two more bowsers in Kenya
...identify a tankers fuel content; by measuring the volume, temperature, density and colour. “This unique gauging system ensures that the date, time, and location is recorded when the fuel tanker...
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NI Oil in Reserve Force exercise with Royal Logistics Corps (North Irish) Regiment
...then distributed using military Close Support Tankers and Unit Support Tankers which can be a difficult, arduous and technical challenge. “During the exercise, the Reservists demonstrated how quickly and safely...
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Suttons invests in UK road tanker business
...in new tractor units for its UK road tanker business. The purchase of over 200 new Euro-6C 6×2 tractor units in the next two years will provide capacity for recent...
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Road Safety Week 2019
18-24 November Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event, coordinated annually by Brake, the road safety charity. Road Safety Week aims to inspire thousands of schools, organisations...
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New prototype tanker – now in service
Schrader – interested to see how the UK market reacts to this new prototype 6-compartment tanker A new prototype UNITAS 2020 6-compartment petroleum tanker manufactured by German company Schrader, the...
Interview
Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil
...in 1974 and computerisation has made a huge contribution to improved efficiency. Similarly, we were one of the first businesses to purchase a tanker from Tasca Tankers back in 1995....
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New loads for tankers
...loads and do it well. But tanker loads can be a bit trickier to find. “Loadsfortankers.com is aimed at those that move any product in a tanker. It’s a fantastic...
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The Crown goes to Emco Wheaton
...one of the brand new DAF CF tankers. “In my time as a tanker driver, this is definitely the easiest system I’ve ever used. Its speed, coupled with ease of...