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Extended contract for Hoyer Petrolog

Hoyer’s new Shell contract involves 70 vehicles and 240 drivers delivering retail fuels from five locations HOYER Petrolog has retained significant business with Shell to deliver retail fuels in the...
Fossil fuel output

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Lowest fossil fuel generation on record in Europe

...maintenance at production facilities. Key drivers Jean-Paul Harreman, director at Montel Analytics – which is part of the Montel – said: “The biggest declines in gas-fired generation were observed in...
Suttons Nynas contact renewal

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Suttons Tankers strengthens partnership with Nynas

...Suttons’ extensive fleet and experienced pool of cross-trained drivers. Safety first Ensuring the safety of the product, the driver and all personnel involved is a key priority for both Suttons...

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Safety performance wins gold  

...completion. Actions include additional classroom and practical training, unannounced safety observations of drivers, the use of ‘sacrificial’ cones at vulnerable points around tankers when manoeuvring, forward-facing video cameras and a...

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Reaping the benefits of integration

...allows scheduled orders to be transmitted directly to the Raven handheld computer in the cab, enabling the driver to print out their schedule of work and invoices eliminating the need...
3ti

Interview

Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti

...leisure destinations, fleet depots and delivery hubs can help balance peaks in electricity supply and demand, generate revenue for EV drivers whilst enhancing the quality and life expectancy of their...

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Grand designs

...tanker driver, Brian Leach, who is bringing many years of experience with him, freeing up his time and allowing him to concentrate on developing the business further along with his...
Certas Energy T&J Haulage

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Pioneering haulage firm commits to HVO

...possible for drivers to switch seamlessly between fuels on each journey according to the client’s needs. It also helps eliminate lost or cloned cards.    Steph added that drivers prefer using...

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FTA at the Skills Show

...will encourage the next generation of skilled workers to keep our industry buoyant in years to come.” Currently (Nov 2017), the sector needs 52,000 LGV drivers across the country and...
UK Downstream – bringing in the next generation

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UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation

...person doing the job that I do. This proves that age should not be a barrier to stop young people joining the fuel industry or becoming a HGV driver in...

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24/7 staff-free refuelling

TSG UK has launched a new Driver Controlled Delivery (DCD) System that allows fuel to be delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, regardless of whether on-site staff...