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Petroleum Driver Passport on its way
Due to be launched on 1st January 2014, the scheme manager for the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) is the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The scheme manager appointment follows a tendering...
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Mabanaft acquires Junction 29 Truckstop
...that ensure driver welfare and vehicle security. The success of the facility is a credit to Charles and Jane Jesudason; through their vision, industry knowledge and management skills Junction 29...
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Valuable insights from the other side
...I learnt so much and gained first hand insight on what it’s like to be a driver. I even met a BoilerJuice customer and had a chat about adding delivery...
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Suttons celebrates growth in fuels sector with 100th petroleum regulation truck on fleet
...the last two years, ensuring its drivers have the optimum equipment not only provides the best possible working environment, but also delivers efficiency and other benefits to its customers. Driver...
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New crackdown on polluting truck drivers as DVSA steps up roadside checks
...crackdown, truck drivers and operators who try to cheat vehicle emissions could be taken off Britain’s roads. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking tough action after the...
Opinion
Hydrogen (H2.0): a new dawn?
...should continue to find sustainable tailwinds as well. As the main driver of hydrogen cost reduction, the feasibility and adoption of green hydrogen relies on lower prices for renewable energy...
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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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Refresh for Phillips fuel brand in new TV campaign
The JET fuel brand has launched a dynamic new TV campaign, the first in over 20 years, that captures how JET champions the driver – providing all the essentials they...
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Mandatory technology to prevent ‘blind-spot’ deaths?
...5% of the traffic on Britain’s roads, yet cause 20% of all fatal accidents involving cyclists. Making collision avoidance technologies mandatory for all large vehicles to prevent driver ‘blind-spots’, could...
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Four MX-5s are the first cars to drive the length of Great Britain using sustainable fuel
...using sustainable fuel. Launched at the 1989 Chicago Motor Show, the Mazda MX-5 has always been the benchmark pure lightweight sports car with driver engagement at the centre of its...
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Onroute’s £1m investment recognises HGV driver importance
...current plans to boost driver welfare to help tackle the effects of driver shortages throughout the UK. Built to last Onroute acquired Junction 29 knowing that resurfacing would be required...
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Live demonstrations at your depot
...live equipment demonstrations right to your doorstep. “The integration of OptiMate, VisiLevel and StockSmart eliminates cross-contamination, ensures high speed delivery, driver safety and delivers product security, and our mobile showcase is...
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Drivers – recruiting and retaining
...on a first come, first served basis. The event follows last year’s successful Driver Crisis Summit which attracted more than 600 delegates. “The past 12 months have seen a slight...
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Lubricants rally to testing conditions
...cars will be driven by Jorge Perez-Companc and co-driver José Volta from Argentina, Jan Hagman from Sweden and English co-driver Philip Clarke and John Lloyd and Adrian Cavenagh, an English/Kenyan...
Review
The future of fuel delivery: Exploring the power of remote control
...delivery, with one of the most significant being enhanced driver efficiency. With OptiConnect, drivers can operate and control the delivery process using just the remote. This feature saves time by...
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Process safety – Rivers and Hackett speak out
Ken Rivers is one of the keynote speakers at the Process Safety Management Summit On Wednesday 21st January, Ken Rivers and Judith Hackett will be among the keynote speakers at...
Interview
In Conversation with The Oil Lady
...that licence. “It was really tough, but the fun started when I needed to get a truck, a driver, and everything else! I was so green but so determined. If...
Interview
Moorland Fuels:20 years and still growing strong!
...in a building shared with another business named Southern Lubricants. They also shared a tanker driver with them as they only needed a part-time driver. “Everything was handwritten back then,...