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A shining light in the fuel industry
Celebrating on the OAMPS Petrochemical stand at FPS EXPO are Duncan Grant, the newly appointed FPS president with the winning Flynn Fuels’ tanker driver Ciaran Quinn and runner up Raymond...
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Interview
Bedford Fuels: fuel distribution one year on
...summer, as did the totally unpredictable market, with the end of the summer bringing with it a dry harvest, the cost-of-living crisis and more product shortages. Despite all this, we...
Case Study
The benefits of finding the right software solution
...company’s day-to-day distribution activities and order management, Barton Petroleum has also benefitted from improved driver satisfaction and productivity. Drivers previously performed their daily 38-point vehicle check manually. With the introduction...
Interview
Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
...Chris Eke, tanker driver at Darch Oil. Chris is another driver with a passion for both driving and photography as well as for the customers he serves. Life on the...
Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
Mick Smith, Suckling Transport “Raising standards throughout the industry can only be a good thing, and by adding PDP to the ADR qualification, the driver will demonstrate their knowledge and...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...moment captured in the cover image, Steve Keep, the driver at the wheel, continued as a tanker driver for almost 4 decades working for companies such as BWOC, British Fuels,...
News
Driver trainers give support
...driver trainers, Chris Hill, to a professional driver training project at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. “We’re delighted to support the excellent work Transaid undertakes,” said operations director Allan Davidson. ...
News
Distributor diaries November 2023:updates from our distributor community
...announced a new photography competition for its drivers as Andrew Dobson, Marketing Executive, explains: “Coincidentally, it was reading Fuel Oil News’ article about our drivers Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan...
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Driver CPC training must remain flexible
...their drivers…. “With one of the proposed revisions preventing training on the same subject within the five-year period, an unintended consequence could be that a driver would undertake training that...
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Truckers get on their bikes
...one-day Driver CPC accredited course saw more drivers get on bikes to experience the road from a cyclist’s perspective. “We represent 14,000 members in the UK who operate over 200,000...
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Fuel distribution excellence recognised at superb industry event
...atmosphere was further heightened as the winners of the 5 sought-after industry awards were unveiled and recognised for their innovation and talent. The epitome of a driver The UKIFDA Driver...
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Amendments to certification are welcomed by Logistics UK
Logistics UK (the new name for FTA), has reacted positively to the changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) by government, which became effective 22 July 2020. As...
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Suttons celebrates growth in fuels sector with 100th petroleum regulation truck on fleet
...the last two years, ensuring its drivers have the optimum equipment not only provides the best possible working environment, but also delivers efficiency and other benefits to its customers. Driver...
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New crackdown on polluting truck drivers as DVSA steps up roadside checks
...crackdown, truck drivers and operators who try to cheat vehicle emissions could be taken off Britain’s roads. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking tough action after the...
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Global product support from MechTronic
...and professional distribution. “It can help monitor fuel deliveries by the minute, truck by truck, driver by driver and compartment by compartment; thus, loaded quantity will always match delivered quantities.”...
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Deadline for UKIFDA EXPO 2024 Award entries imminent
...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 Ireland whose inspirational stories motivate the...
News
Putting the Petroleum Driver Passport into practice
...position to begin driver training in January 2014. By implementing PDP, the industry can have confidence that drivers have been trained to a consistently high, externally verified standard in all...
Opinion
Fuel prices trigger Santa’s cost of delivering crisis
2022 has seen unprecedented fuel prices which have added pressure to supply chains already creaking at the seams from Brexit and driver shortages. The fuel duty cut announced in March...