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Hoyer supports driver training charity

Senior driver trainer, Chris Hill has been seconded to Tanzania Hoyer Petrolog UK is renewing its support for Transaid, the international development charity focused on transport management and driver training...

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Seeking the best drivers in the UK & Ireland  

...driver and fuel distribution depot.   To enter for the Driver and Depot of the Year awards your company must be an FPS member. For the Driver of the Year...

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Rewarding and thanking the very best tanker drivers and depots 

...Pulham, UKIFDA chief executive.  The 2020 Driver of the Year Award is once again sponsored by OAMPS Hazardous Industries, and the 2020 Depot of the Year Award is sponsored by Pen Underwriting.   To enter for the Driver and Depot...
UKIFDA EXPO 2024: the industry awards

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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...

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The need for telematics

...www.navmanwireless.co.uk Improve driver safety  Ecotrak, the telematics system solution from CMS Supatrak, can help improve health & safety by alerting the driver to behaviour that could endanger themselves or other...
Trevor Wilson, MD of Road Tankers Armagh talks about expansion and future developments.

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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...
Entries are open for nominations for the UKIFDA Driver of the Year 2023 award sponsored by OAMPS

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Nominate your Tanker Driver of the Year 2023

...all the great drivers nominated for this year’s award, every one of which does their industry proud.” The industry’s best tanker drivers Karl Jones, account director of OAMPS, sponsor of...
Tim Doggett of the CBA addresses the challenges in the chemical supply chain

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The chemical supply chain: addressing ongoing challenges

...yet the number of drivers has been continually falling; primarily due to an ageing workforce that is not being replaced and younger drivers leaving the industry to work elsewhere. To...

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Agency drivers – new guidance

...the risks posed by using agency drivers. Research has shown that agency drivers are more prone to be involved in collisions, and with 42% of UK companies using temporary staff...

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Do you know the finest tanker driver?

...the hunt is on to find the finest tanker driver in the UK and Republic of Ireland – your nominations are now invited for the FPS Driver Of The Year...

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Tanker driver scoops top award

Barnaby (kneeling on left) with Wincanton’s Driver of the Year category winners Fuel tanker driver Barnaby Moverley has been crowned Wincanton’s Driver of the Year. Now in its eighth year,...

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The search is on for the driver of the year

...thinking ensured the lady, who suffered from diabetes, made a full recovery. The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is seeking drivers who have gone the extra mile for their customers,...