Interview
A Day in the life – Tim Croughwell of Barton Petroleum
...any issues early in the day. MY TYPICAL DAY… A typical day would be to arrive at the depot around 7am. Hopefully, most of the tankers have already left and...
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News
Par Petroleum’s charity tanker hits the road to raise funds
...the family-run North-East based fuel distributor has wrapped one of its articulated fuel tankers in the charity’s distinctive branding. The 44-ton Scania truck hit the road in July and will...
News
Greenergy puts safety first
Greenergy is installing new equipment at its supply locations to improve driver safety when filling road tankers. The initiative, instigated following a safety walk involving driver and shop steward Dean...
News
‘A valuable addition’ for Rix Petroleum
...the company’s network. “There is a lot of synergy between Wynnstay Fuels, which runs a fleet of 8 tankers, and Rix Petroleum in terms of values and commitment to customer...
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A fleet of poppies
Paying their respects – Gleaner Oils in Elgin and Marsh Fuels in Newbury and as Fuel Oil News editor Jane Raphael was taking this poignant WW1 scene in the Cheshire...
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Craggs Environmental to double in size, coverage and capacity
...fuel management and environmental services, which include man entry tank cleaning, fuel sampling, polishing and tank decommissioning. “This is really exciting news and I’m delighted to welcome the team from...
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Fuel supplier achieves business-enhancing Earned Recognition status
...been operating for over thirty years, supplies bulk fuel and non-hazardous liquid products nationally to the retail, marine and oil sectors with its fleet of 27 tankers supplying logistics services...
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FPS restructures driver CPC
...CPC course to deal with all the issues that drivers of fuel tankers have to consider day in and day out, as well as equipping them with more generalised HGV...
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Suttons’ trucks lead the way
(l-r) Michael Cundy, Suttons Tankers managing director; John Sutton, CEO, Suttons Group and Robert Sutton, IT director Matthew Power Photography Ahead of the recent opening of the new Mersey...
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FTA and Unite respond to Operation Yellowhammer
...about, proposing to bring in troops to drive tankers which is entirely unnecessary but is not prepared to act to preserve the UK’s oil refineries, which are of crucial importance.”...
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Valero to purchase SemLogistics’ Milford Haven storage facility
...facilities with 8.5 million barrels of capacity for storing gasoline, gasoline blend stocks, naphtha, jet fuel, gas oil, diesel, and crude oil. Over 67% of the storage capacity is multi-product...
Insight
ADR Training: Claudia Weeks joins Barton Petroleum
Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, was invited to attend an ADR Awareness Course hosted by Barton Petroleum at its Oakley Depot in September. ADR Driver Training...
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WCF aligns North West operations under Allan Stobart brand
WCF Ltd has announced the merger of its two North West fuel businesses, bringing WCF Fuels North West and Allan Stobart Lubricants & Fuels together under the Allan Stobart name....
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Corrib Oil’s tour de force
...Oil delivers heating oil to Counties Cavan, Clare, Galway, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Offaly, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Westmeath in a modern fleet of over 60 fuel tankers. www.corriboil.com ...
Opinion
Former HGV drivers urged to take up funded training to alleviate shortages
...drive fuel tankers. Companies looking to upskill existing drivers can apply for Government funding of 70% of the scheme’s cost. The Skills Bootcamps are part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills...
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Tanker upgrade for Certas Energy
...replacing older units in use at Cardiff, Ellesmere Port, Immingham, Manchester, Plymouth, Southampton, St Clears (Wales) and Thames Riverside “When it comes to replacing tankers, it’s our opportunity to ensure...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...rebrand. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke to those in the industry that have already taken this step, to find out more about the process, their...
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Carr’s Billington Fuels invests in depots, fleet, and technology to strengthen rural supply
...Director of Fuels. Delivery fleet expansion Looking ahead to 2026, Carr’s Billington Fuels is expanding its fleet with new DAF chassis tankers fitted with COBO bodies. These are designed for...