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Guides to driver health & safety
Two new guides have been published, promoting health & safety best practice among professional drivers. Load Safe, Road Safe and Transport Safety have been produced by the Health and Safety...
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Liquid fuel distribution sector gears up to major networking event
...by Fuel Oil News, the Green Award sponsored by Oilshield, Depot of the Year sponsored by Pen Underwriting, Driver of the Year sponsored by OAMPS, Young Person of the Year...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
...in 1993, is operated by RiverRidge, one of Northern Ireland’s leading waste operators. “The state-of-the-art facility is set to be the largest development fuel production site in the UK, displacing...
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Stanlow Terminals and Eni UK team up to deliver CO2 transport and storage projects
...opportunity to transport captured CO2 for storage in depleted gas fields. The agreement follows Stanlow Terminals’ announcement of plans to also develop open access green ammonia facilities on the River...
Analysis
Potential impacts of April’s NIC and minimum wage changes
...smaller distributors, this could force difficult decisions: Reduce workforce or driver hours to control costs Pass on higher prices to customers, potentially impacting competitiveness. Absorb the costs, further tightening already...
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JET – exceeding expectations
...Personality of the Year 2014, has been appointed as JET’s ambassador for 2015. Nicolas, who has a form of cerebral palsy, is an avid racing driver himself and vocal campaigner...
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Fleet expansion for Abbey Logistics
...with fuel efficiency, CO2 emissions and driver comfort. DAF clearly demonstrated they understood our requirements and the decision to add these new vehicles to our fleet was ultimately an easy...
Market Report
Fossil fuel fundamentalists vs. clean energy enthusiasts – will energy policy impact the U.S. election?
...keeping production steady – hoping that this will avoid an over-supply / low-price outcome. White House policy then, is not the main driver behind oil and gas activity in the...
Case Study
Manx Petroleum chooses Touchstar’s Fuelstar software to future proof operations
...of ePODs, to enable same / next day invoicing. Control of driver workflow to a standardised level, for improvements to efficiency, safety and service. Automated, electronic, start-of-day vehicle checks. Single...
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Changes to the drug driving law
...attacks, paranoia, tremors, dizziness and fatigue. Driving in any of these conditions is a bad idea – not just for the driver but for their passengers and other road users.”...
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MechTronic sees red in celebration of 500th OptiMate fuel metering system
...OptiConnect is a lightweight handheld remote that can be fastened on the arm of the driver if required and is ATEX approved. The remote is also fully rechargeable in the...
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Backing a certainty
...(including the introduction of logistics services) and renewed investment both in our people and also our infrastructure. However, the main driver was ensuring consistency – for customers and colleagues. As...
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At your service
...are – you are always smiling,” Caroline Ellinor, driver and fleet controller, WP Group “I’ve been very impressed with MechTronic’s service; Richard is very helpful and has a great attitude....
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Impressive speaker line-up for Future Fuels Conference 2022
...share the company’s visionary journey to improved health and safety, driver welfare, spills and trips and lost time accidents. And UKIFDA and OFTEC will provide insight into the Future Ready...
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Road Safety Week 23rd-29th November
...weight. In 2013 there were 1,770 people killed and 22,377 people seriously injured on UK roads. The vast majority of casualties are attributable to driver error. 22% of UK greenhouse...
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Suttons Tankers strengthens partnership with Nynas
...Suttons’ extensive fleet and experienced pool of cross-trained drivers. Safety first Ensuring the safety of the product, the driver and all personnel involved is a key priority for both Suttons...
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Agency drivers – new guidance
...as drivers, it is a key safety issue. The new guidance covers effective partnership working with the driver agency, rigorous inductions on company safe driving policy and vehicle checks and...
Case Study
A digital transformation for Highland Fuels
...various regions, maintaining efficiency and accuracy in operations was becoming increasingly difficult. Manual handling of paperwork, including delivery tickets, loading schedules and driver communications, was time-consuming and often prone to...