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Search on for tanker driver of the year

...and environmental sectors, the 2022 UKIFDA Driver of the Year Competition is underway and aims to find the tanker driver who exemplifies what is best about the industry. This year...

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HOYER Petrolog – driver of the year

Group board director Mark Binns presents the winning driver Michael Williams with his prizes Driver technician Michael Williams has been crowned HOYER Petrolog’s top driver of 2018.  Based with the...

Analysis

Greenergy expands its role in the UK supply chain

...at Thames, Teesside, Clydebank, Cardiff and Plymouth, and supplies customers from a further 16 locations – making it the country’s only national fuel supplier. To consolidate its position in the...

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Thames Oil Port – operational in 2013

...which started in June, after former owners Petroplus entered administration. The joint venture plans to turn the site into an import and distribution terminal called Thames Oil Port, expected to be...

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Valero enhances supply position in the south east 

Commercial customers in the south east of England will soon be benefiting from an enhanced supply position thanks to Valero’s long-term agreement with NuStar to supply fuel from their Grays terminal on the Thames.  From February...
As distributors seek new ways to reduce the carbon impact of their day-to-day activities, we continue our series taking a look at the products and initiatives which are actively improving the environmental impact of the sector.

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Products for a greener sector

...baseline driver and vehicle information. After approximately six weeks, the data is analysed and we arrange the professional driver training and activate the in- cab Driver Awareness Panel, which is...

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Hoyer supports driver training charity

Senior driver trainer, Chris Hill has been seconded to Tanzania Hoyer Petrolog UK is renewing its support for Transaid, the international development charity focused on transport management and driver training...

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Accredited safe & fuel efficient driver training

...demands of Driver CPC legislation – our overarching aim is to provide training which truly benefits both the driver and his or her employer,” says Scania’s driver training manager, Mark...

Opinion

“As the Driver CPC deadline approaches – are you ready?”

...extremely good shape for our driver CPC compliance.” Ann Dawson, Norbert Dentressangle Tankers “Norbert Dentressangle invests heavily in driver training and through our dedicated in-house scheme has developed a robust...

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Designed for the industry by the industry

...aligned to the driver’s ADR renewal date, and the annual refresher element is aligned to JAUPT and driver CPC; training which has to happen anyway. Importantly for such a hands-on...

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FPS restructures driver CPC

The FPS has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) Scheme. It is promoting the new modules with special offers until the end of 2012....