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Are you the Oil Distribution Industry Driver of the Year?
...the best UKIFDA member drivers in the industry. The criteria for entering is that your company must be a member of UKIFDA, while judges are looking for that driver who...
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Case Study
A new fuel distribution system for Rix Petroleum
...driver on the TouchStar in-cab computers. RIX now has the ability to view the deliveries via the FuelStar mapping console which enables them to consolidate deliveries more effectively. The driver...
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PDP – open for business
Brian Worrall,DODF chair with Marisa Ferguson,SQA, at the signing of the agreement The scheme opened for driver applications on 1st January 2014 and Brian is encouraging businesses to apply as...
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HGVC secures £10m funding to train thousands more drivers
...r 2021, HGVC has trained around 1,800 drivers. In addition, some 1,121 are now in jobs. Qualified drivers are securing starting salaries of up to £40,000. HGVC’s existing programmes have secured...
Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...to help maintain their concentration. Taking the lead The next big step to becoming a fully-fledged tanker driver was to pass the Urban Driver Level 2 test which would allow...
Opinion
“As the Driver CPC deadline approaches – are you ready?”
Colin Rutherford, Turners (Soham) trading as Lewis Tankers “Sixty per cent of Lewis Tanker drivers have already completed five CPC training modules and have their Driver Qualification Card. Our aim is to...
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Designed for the industry by the industry
...aligned to the driver’s ADR renewal date, and the annual refresher element is aligned to JAUPT and driver CPC; training which has to happen anyway. Importantly for such a hands-on...
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FPS restructures driver CPC
The FPS has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) Scheme. It is promoting the new modules with special offers until the end of 2012....
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Providing skilled drivers for Britain’s transport industry
...on test availability. This investment by Assist greatly increases its capability to grow its own driver pool and offer more professionally trained LGV drivers to its customers. System Training is...
Opinion
Dodgy tanks – do you refuse to fill?
...Energy, West Yorkshire “Our approach has always been to rely on the judgement of our drivers, who are best placed to assess the true risk of a spillage or personal...
Opinion
Are you liable for missed deliveries?
The current shortage of HGV drivers is well documented. A combination of Covid, Brexit and other factors has meant that there are simply not enough drivers to meet UK demand....
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XPO Logistics holds fifth annual UK Female Driver Forum
XPO Logistics recently held its fifth annual UK Female Driver Forum. The forum provided a safe space for female drivers to bring matters of concern to the attention of XPO´s...
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Accredited safe & fuel efficient driver training
...only commercial vehicle manufacturer Driver CPC course to be awarded IAM-accredited status. Designed to fulfil the needs of truck, bus and coach drivers, Scania’s driver training module is a practical...
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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...
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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800
...drivers have completed their current training, it is estimated that at least 6,500 drivers will hold the qualification. PDP has been developed by the DODF to cover those elements of...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...a line change during the fuel delivery process and removes the need for the driver to calculate a line change manually, particularly beneficial when carrying mixed fuel loads. Drivers can...
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Distributors act swiftly to protect heating oil customers from supply shortages
...actions such as rationing deliveries to maintain supply to the maximum possible number of customers. The shortages of heating oil in the UK have now impacted supply to the Isle...
Interview
The downstream customer
...use the same company with the same driver who knows the setup at our home as they must pull the hose quite a long way uphill to the tank as...