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Hydrogen cars: are we there yet?
...to hit European roads were again Asian in origin with Hyundai trucks being rolled out across the continent. Indeed, eight out of the 10 biggest global hydrogen truck companies are...
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Renewable fuel acquisition set to accelerate HGV decarbonisation
...for biomethane. Philip Fjeld, CEO of ReFuels and CNG Fuels said: “Running trucks on Bio-CNG has now become ‘business as usual’ for fleet operators, and CNG trucks are being adopted en...
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Stoddards’ new baby tanker
...homes and farms we needed a small truck to cope with difficult access such as narrow gates and entrances. This was the prime motivating factor in going for a small truck...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...and gain total control of the delivery process,” adds Paul Foley, one of the founders of Dreamtec, a software company that’s already seen huge demand for on-truck computing and meter...
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Award for Pullman Fleet Services
...has won the annual HOYER/MAN dealer of the year award. The winners of the technician and outstanding performer of the year awards were also announced. “The awards recognise those maintenance...
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With a little help from our friends and family
...6-wheeler, sourced through Trucklocator from dealers in Yorkshire and Surrey. “Maintaining these tankers is expensive but helped by our access to garage facilities. I’d love to buy a new tanker...
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Hoyer announces awards
...been awarded the HOYER dealer of the year shield. The shield was awarded for achieving a 100% MOT first time pass rate, fleet availability of 96.9%, zero fleet safety incidents...
Opinion
Fuel duty freeze welcomed across sector
Following pressure from industry trade groups, the cancellation of a planned rise in fuel duty announced by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the recent budget was welcomed across the sector....
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UK Fuels expands bunker network
Bill Holmes CEO at UK Fuels which was launched with a single transaction at a truck stop in Birmingham over 25 years ago. The company now processes over three billion...
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Fleet operators warned of converter theft
...practice, which involves removing the converter from the exhaust pipe to sell on to scrap metal dealers, has doubled from 1100 incidents to 2300 over a five-month period as the...
Interview
Highland Fuels, proud of fuel distribution heritage but future focussed
...entrepreneurial streak. The McLennan family already had a haulage business and farms and Hector added car dealerships and sports shops to the portfolio, but it was from the haulage side...
Interview
Road Tankers Northern: leading from its ‘one stop shop’
...“Frank Newell and Paul Wright (Newell & Wright Transport) had a growing fleet of container trucks and had fuel deliveries into the yard. Frank always sees an opportunity so he...
Interview
Raising standards in energy distribution with Standard Fuel Oils
...UK. This ever-growing fleet of company owned trucks are out making deliveries every day and with the prospects of new depots opening, the future of the company looks extremely bright.”...
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Certa Ireland transitions entire fuel distribution fleet from diesel to HVO
...100 trucks run on the biofuel by the end of March following a successful trial in 2022. Collectively, Certa’s fleet travels over 3,000,000 km annually and the switch to HVO...
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Plug-in Truck Grant extension promotes green investment, says Logistics UK
Responding to the announcement at the end of March that the Plug-In Truck Grant has been extended for a further 12 months, Logistics UK Deputy Director – Policy, Michelle Gardner...
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XPO reaches target in converting UK fleet to hybrid or fully electric vehicles
...commercial fleet currently includes 150 HVO trucks and 23 natural gas-powered trucks, with a further 25 battery electric vans and six light trucks coming online during 2023. In addition, XPO...
Opinion
Drive to see sustainable fuel used in all ICE vehicle ‘first fills’
...story it sets in motion. “Where manufacturers can lead the change, we’re likely to see dealerships follow suit. In fact, we’re already working with suppliers to ensure vehicles can leave...
Interview
Northern Energy: fuelling communities for 90 years
...beginnings on that day in 1932, with the first flat-bed wagon following shortly after. The milk collection service was extended to farmers throughout North Yorkshire, and the number of trucks...