News
Buy your heating oil early urges FPS
...suppliers have spare delivery capacity. I would also encourage all consumers to save money on heating their homes by ensuring their homes are fully insulated.” FPS chief executive, Mark Askew...
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Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
...union driven strike! This is the result of pure union politics and the outcome is simply reflecting what’s already done with petroleum delivery drivers other than the production of the...
News
EnergyLink – flexible contracting from Wincanton
...at next month’s FPS EXPO. EnergyLink is a UK-wide network to support greater flexibility in delivery services for the energy sector and will be on show alongside other products and...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...would chat to the customer, whilst I did the delivery. Dad would let me drive on farms, building sites, and even Portbury docks when they were being constructed. One time,...
News
Government portal opens for Alternative Fuel Payment applications
...September 2022 (for example, a delivery note or receipt) totalling at least £200. A maximum of two documents can be included in the application. Proofs of purchase must include: –...
News
Rewarding your drivers
...yet in terms of entries,” said marketing and events manager, Vanessa Cook. “We’re calling on all our members to recognise the hard work undertaken by their delivery drivers.” The winner...
News
Craggs rises to the challenge
Craggs Energy has recently taken delivery of a new six-wheeler tanker built by West Yorkshire tanker manufacturer, Tasca Tankers On Friday 17th June, 15 members of the Craggs Energy team...
Opinion
LSIP funding will support industry growth, says Logistics UK
...released in today’s ONS survey back up the fact that logistics employers are struggling to fill vacancies, so logistics businesses need LSIPs to lead to local skills delivery as soon...
News
Scotland’s first vegetable oil heated home
...in the battle against climate change. Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA, Jodie Allan & family, and delivery driver Sean Smith. Photograph by Martin Shields Previously reported at Fuel Oil News, Jodie...
News
Veterans charity helps former soldier find a new life on the road
...supporting in the delivery of EST’s entire range of highway solutions as I enjoy being active and keeping busy. “I’d recommend this work to veterans and service leavers and would...
News
Crown Oil Group delivers carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...supplier to run its entire fleet of tankers and delivery vehicles on vegetable oil (more here) and it has played a role in helping clients adapt to changing trends across...
News
Michelin chooses HVO to cut fleet emissions
...and Solutions division, taking delivery of 17 Vauxhall Combo vans. The electric vans are part of plans to move the division’s 54-strong fleet to electric by 2026. Image credit: Michelin...
News
Five new renewable biomethane refuelling stations
...more than 50 gas trucks and plans to run its entire 500-strong delivery fleet on gas by 2028, while parcel company Hermes also plans to replace its 200-strong fleet of...
Insight
What price oil? 2024 In review
...governments over the central bank. The US DoE agreed to buy 2.5 mb of crude for the Bryan Mound SPR facility with delivery in Q1 2025. September September started with...
News
Essar appoints new director to communicate low carbon vision
...at Yorkshire Water. Most recently, she worked at Electricity North West, where a core focus of the role was building effective relationships to support the delivery of the region’s net...
Opinion
CILT’s 21-point plan to achieve net-zero by 2050
...schemes, some of which will require either direct government funding, support, or collaboration with industry, such as: Home delivery providers should move to all-electric fleets by 2030 A rolling programme...
News
Standard approval to counter skills shortage
...forwards. Our next priority is to gain accreditation for the Urban Delivery standard, as well as progressing the Transport and Warehouse Supervisor L3 apprenticeship, which is already under way. We...
Insight
FoxInsights tells distributors that it’s all about the data
...developed our DispatchingAI service, based on artificial intelligence, to answer the question: who really needs a delivery right now? This allows our partners to further optimise their logistics and reduce...