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Bigger loads, better efficiencies for Kinch Fuel Oils
...director, Kinch Fuel Oils Ltd. Roy continues: “The drivers of this new Isuzu have already confirmed how easy it is to drive in both urban environments and country lanes, as...
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Products, services and developments for safer operations in fuel distribution
...driver’s wrist. Using a hands-free deadman function, the remote vibrates if it does not sense any movement to ensure operator concentration. If the wristband continues to sense no movement, it...
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Will the government give logistics the attention it deserves?
...duty; addressing skills shortages and recruiting professional drivers; and ensuring UK’s infrastructure networks (including airport capacity) are capable of meeting freight needs. Stressing the importance of logistics to the economy...
Interview
Dedication to customer service delivers industry success for WCF Fuels
...service. From our drivers who ensure safe and timely deliveries to our customer service team who handle enquiries with care and efficiency, every member of the WCF family plays a...
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MiX Telematics launches new RIBAS display
...returns and safety records of fleets nationwide,” says MiX Telematics marketing & operations director Steve Coffin. “Key to this has been the system’s impact upon drivers’ awareness of how well...
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A unique contribution wins Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2022
...reach a wider range of customers with restricted access and in harder-to- reach areas and also brings the added challenge to drivers of testing their skills and experiences as well...
Interview
A career dedicated to fuel
...Fuel Fast and took that instead. “That first job taught me all sorts. I worked out on the road with drivers and in the office in sales. At the time,...
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Veterans charity honoured to be a finalist at prestigious awards
Veterans into Logistics, a charity that trains and mentors Armed Forces veterans and service leavers into new careers as HGV drivers, has been announced as a finalist in three categories...
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Fuel supplier completes MBO during lockdown
...Fuels drivers who ensure customers receive a swift, reliable delivery service in a safe and timely manner. Expanding the team and premises Strengthening the company’s management team, Janet and Trevor...
Interview
TEC: driving forward through innovation
...to reduce repetitive stress injuries among operators as well as reducing stress on the truck reeling equipment. The decreased resistance means that drivers can pull the hose with less effort,...
Interview
In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd
...local knowledge, they like the fact that we are not nationwide, they like our flexibility, we pride ourselves on customer care. We also have two female drivers, which the customers...
Insight
COP26 Blog 3: A just energy transition
...on cheap energy (drivers and those who aren’t connected to the grid), the workforce, or the communities that have relied on our industry as the cornerstones of long-term, well-paid jobs....
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Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023: entries of note
...to manually calculate a line change. This procedure proves particularly beneficial when carrying mixed fuel loads, as drivers can continue with their deliveries safe in the knowledge that they are...
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Certa doubles number of HVO-ready forecourts
...said: “At Certa, our goal is to make it easy for motorists to transition to HVO as a renewable alternative to diesel. HVO’s benefits are well-established, and we believe drivers...
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Wake up to tiredness
...about the 300 people killed every year in the UK as a result of drivers falling asleep at the wheel, and raise vital funds for the charity. Organisations running a...
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Embracing change over 50 years
...the main depot, trucks are based in Southport, Stanlow, Bramhall and Manchester Fuels terminal. There are 21 drivers across the fuels and lubricants businesses. One of the fleet’s 20...
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Plans approved for IOW depot
...done out of hours. Then the drivers would come in the following morning and would all load one after the other and then go out. “It would be blocks of...
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JCB truck engine breakthrough proves wider appeal for hydrogen combustion technology
...retrofit was completed in just days and one of the truck’s first test drivers was JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford, who has been spearheading the company’s £100 million hydrogen project. The...