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Plans approved for IOW depot
...one such issue, with trucks expected to be frequenting the new depot. Paul Williams, a managing director at the firm has assured that traffic movement will be kept at a...
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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...
Interview
A Day in the Life with Jack Popplewell of Dice Fuels
...After eating my delicious lunch I spend the final minutes of my break catching up with my partner and seeing how her day is going. As my break ends, I...
Opinion
Massive spring hike in fuel duty would add £5k pa to truck running costs
...year ago.” The proposed rise in fuel duty would equate to an additional £4,850 for the cost of running a 44t truck, according to Logistics UK’s calculations, bringing fuel duty...
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RAC introduces HVO to reduce recovery truck emissions
As part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions, the RAC is trialling 100% renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel to power its recovery trucks. The RAC...
News
Biofuels – an uncertain future
...will be needed, particularly to make fuel to use in place of diesel fuel types which are used across all transport sectors”. Recently, a recycled truck made from trash and...
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HVO trial roll out will fuel Suttons tankers on its road to net zero
...forward, we are trialling HVO so that we can fully understand the emissions reductions, costs and practicalities of this product. Martin Tomlinson, head of media and truck demonstration at Volvo...
Case Study
How Nolan Oils transformed operations with DTS fuel delivery software
...involved, the business continues to build on its strong family values having grown from a single truck to a two-depot operation with 12 vehicles. Explaining about the challenges the business...
News
Driven to succeed
...plan, which was developed when the bird flu crisis struck a few years ago.” He went on to say: “Drivers have got a very responsible job. They spend an awful...
Interview
Holding steady in challenging times
...sole delivery truck and took orders out on the road whilst wife Fiona looked after the administration. As the business grew Adrian employed additional staff and a new depot was...
Opinion
Free oil? Not today …
...producers, who sell forward on futures market to secure a selling price for their oil production. They are also used by consumers of oil, such as refiners, airlines, trucking companies,...
News
A good Standard of tanker
...that Standard Fuel Oils have ordered a further two vehicles which are based on the powerful but economic Volvo chassis fitted with Alpeco’s advanced Truck III metering system. With a...
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Distributor diaries August 23: updates from our distributor community
...team of 22 and manages trucks stationed at a terminal in Kingsbury and a refinery in Immingham as well as a fleet of 13 tankers covering Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire...
News
Serving niche markets at Alpeco
...depots, harbours and trucks, with the company focusing its efforts on the design and manufacture of such equipment. A unit with a small demountable electric pump and meter system is...
Case Study
The benefits of tank telemetry implementation
...they went for it. Initially, we started with 1 truck in each of the Kilmacanogue and Gorey depots. Both trucks were, conservatively, 15 years old; Ireland was in the middle...
Opinion
CCUS: why the UK needs it for net zero
...industry, it’s a technology for which the UK has advantages over international rivals. In particular, the North Sea basin, which reached its peak oil production almost 20 years ago, is...
Opinion
Industry concerned over lifespan and cost of Euro VII proposals
...it heavily increases the cost of vehicles. It focuses on extreme driving conditions that have hardly any real-life relevance.” The Euro VII proposal is particularly harsh for trucks. It completely...
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Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...It’s one of the oldest and best loved truckstops in the UK and is now owned by Certas Energy who has invested over half a million pounds in improving the...