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UKIFDA appoints new president
Kettlewell Fuels director Janet Kettlewell was inaugurated as the 33rd President of UKIFDA on the 24th June 2020, during the trade association’s first virtual AGM. Taking over the Presidency from...
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Logistics UK announces shortlist for its Logistics Awards 2024
...Aramex UK, DFDS Logistics, Metro, Noatum Logistics, Norfolk Logistics Ltd, Traffic Tech Last Mile Delivery Business of the Year: ArrowXL, Greenergy Flexigrid Ltd, Howard Tenens Logistics, HSL Chairs, Starship Technologies, Travis Perkins,...
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Bristol-based fuel distributor appoints new company directors
...exemplary service. Currently operating over 130 delivery vehicles from 12 depots across the UK, Ford Fuels started life as GH Ford & Sons, shortly before the Second World War, when...
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Logistics initiative will cut carbon emissions by reducing empty truck numbers
...the carbon emissions of empty and near-empty delivery trucks on the road. The project comes as road freight transportation and removal services produced 11.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide...
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BP tanker drivers strike
...£100,000 from the value of their pensions and £1,400 a year in wages as a result. A BP spokeman said: “Our priority remains the safe delivery of fuel products to...
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Domestic customers – NEW secure fire-rated tank
...integral bund of the plastic tank, there is no risk of it becoming saturated with oil during a delivery. For additional security, all fittings are protected by a steel lockable...
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Hoyer announces awards
...and 99.72% delivery performance. The team at Avonmouth looks after 7 trucks for HOYER Petrolog’s Esso estate business based at the Esso Fuel Terminal in Avonmouth. Dave Pougher from Scania...
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Fairbanks manages Welcome Break wetstock
...wetstock management of its 31 petrol filling stations which supply Shell, Texaco and BP branded fuels. Within a few weeks of engaging the Fairbanks service, Welcome Break encountered an issue at a...
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Putting people first in technological progress
...with FoxInsights’ innovative market contributions. The company’s vision is ambitious – to become the primary platform for digitising the supply chain, from offerings to end customer delivery. This aligns with...
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Valero and Co-op achieve record site conversion
...been completed in advance, with the majority of sites having been assessed for fuel delivery standards before the lockdown, the change was not without its challenges. Project communication and coordination...
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Buy your heating oil early urges FPS
...suppliers have spare delivery capacity. I would also encourage all consumers to save money on heating their homes by ensuring their homes are fully insulated.” FPS chief executive, Mark Askew...
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Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
...operated fleets directly. Both parties have a vested interest in controlling the market! “We must consider the smaller operators and local fuel distributors who don’t operate formal schemes. Some parties...
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EnergyLink – flexible contracting from Wincanton
...at next month’s FPS EXPO. EnergyLink is a UK-wide network to support greater flexibility in delivery services for the energy sector and will be on show alongside other products and...
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Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
Back in 1982, the cover of the February issue of Fuel Oil News featured a learner driver guiding a fuel tanker fitted with skid chains through deep snow. From the...
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Government portal opens for Alternative Fuel Payment applications
...customer’s address – the type of fuel purchased – date of purchase – name and address of fuel supplier – total amount spent Applicants should receive an email or letter...
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Rewarding your drivers
Last year’s winner – Ian Coles of Butler Fuels The search is now on for the best tanker driver with entries for the 2013 Driver of the Year award invited...
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Craggs rises to the challenge
Craggs Energy has recently taken delivery of a new six-wheeler tanker built by West Yorkshire tanker manufacturer, Tasca Tankers On Friday 17th June, 15 members of the Craggs Energy team...