Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
...of the MechTronic Optimate metering system, a choice again largely driven by driver feedback. “We find that this works very well for us, the drivers love it and MechTronic are...
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Welcome to the next supply chain generation
The hallmark of the XPO Logistics brand is an iconic shade of red worn by all employees. The company’s top three European markets are France, the UK and Spain with...
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Hoyer joins forces to equip itself for energy transition
...from a single source in the future. Furthermore, bitumen logistics, aircraft refuelling and, in gas logistics, supplies to industrial customers will remain in their customary quality. Mark Binns, director of...
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Logistics – essential for everyday life
When Alastair Campbell suggested the transport industry should communicate more effectively on the essential nature of logistics, Suckling Transport’s Peter Larner rose to the challenge. Speaking in February at a...
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Online at Lateu Logistics
Chris Dalton, managing director Just a few months after opening, Lateu Logistics has the ‘enviable position of working outside the UK as well as closer to home’, says managing director...
Interview
Road Tankers Armagh: quality without compromise
...still looking for more. Whilst recruitment hasn’t changed much since 2019, one area that James believes has, is the depth of knowledge of tanker equipment. With driver shortages impacting on...
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Logistics UK crowned Trade Association of the Year
...to alleviate them, Logistics UK, one of the UK’s biggest business groups, has been crowned Trade Association of the Year at the 2022 Memcom Excellence Awards. The business group –...
Interview
Driving progress: getting behind the wheel to break barriers
...gender stereotypes Kerry Parsons, driver of Moorland Fuel’s baby tanker, said: “I never dreamed of becoming a lorry driver when I was younger, nor wanted to work in such a...
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Bullet Express turn to Smart Telematics to enhance driver performance
Navman Wireless to help Bullet Express improve driver efficiency across its fleet Bullet Express, one of theUK’s leading logistics specialists, has invested in Smart Telematics from Navman Wireless to help...
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Distributor supports UK-wide initiative to help vulnerable off grid customers
...scheme, which was designed and introduced by the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), and delivered by its member oil distributors including WCF, which has supported the scheme since...
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Lords warn of Brexit threat to UK’s energy trade
...of the UK’s gas and 5% of electricity. The UK will need to continue to trade energy with the EU in order to meet demand, but if such trade takes...
Insight
BP OUTLOOK 2023: the outlook for global energy to 2050
...and are deemed to have a material impact on the global energy sector. These are: • The Russian attack on Ukraine and the consequent, widespread disruption to, and re-shaping of,...
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Mabanaft rolls out Onroute truckstops
...and a fresh coat of paint on the walls. Looking after drivers and their vehicles Onroute Truckstop’s General Manager, David Hatherell, said; ” Drivers rely on the facilities and services...
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UKIFDA drives up industry standards
UKIFDA, one of the largest training providers for tanker drivers in the UK, has now been approved as a remote training centre by all the appropriate driver training bodies. This...
Review
The future of fuel delivery: Exploring the power of remote control
...this month’s UKIFDA Show. Now available in the UK, this latest remote-control system from MechTronic allows drivers to operate their fuel delivery system from the point of delivery. Ben Firth,...
Case Study
How Nolan Oils transformed operations with DTS fuel delivery software
...as a whole was required, not just on the needs of the customer and driver. The business benefits only become fully realised when each department has access to the data,...
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UKIFDA EXPO 2024: the industry awards
...environmental sectors and sponsor of the prestigious Driver of the Year Award, said: “The search is on! It’s time to find the industry’s best tanker drivers across the UK and...
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Top honours for HOYER Petrolog drivers
James Givens (l) winner of the first prize in HOYER’s 2016 driver of the year competition with Mark Binns, MD of HOYER Petrolog Three drivers working at Kingsbury and Stanlow...