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Taking strategic action
...Proctor, both based at the company’s Henley-on-Thames head office. Barry, who had previously worked with Phillips 66, joined Sea Bunkering in the city of Hull back in the 1990s with...
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Insight
The integrity of the UK oil supply system
...the Thames and two pipeline fed facilities, at Purfleet and Staines, sourced from Fawley. Some material is supplied from a pipeline fed terminal at Buncefield and rail fed facility at...
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JET strengthens its presence in the Scottish Highlands
...are JET-branded. The company also supplies dealer sites across Scotland under the Thames and Highland Fuels brands. “West End Filling Station is a great addition to our portfolio of JET-branded...
Opinion
Industry angered by plans to address driver shortages
...added: “Relaxing driver hours does not address the central problem. There is a shortage of 60,000 HGV drivers and simply extending driver’s hours is not appropriate or effective solution. This...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
...engage in as much face-to-face activity as possible – whether by travelling round the country to host driver reviews, engaging with our NNC teams or developing other means to encourage...
Opinion
Dodgy tanks – do you refuse to fill?
...injury. “Where there is a genuine risk to a driver, we have no hesitation in refusing to deliver, but the grey areas tend to be on the general age and...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...kind of driver application and ruggedised tablet device. This is always a significant investment, but it clearly offers good pay back from an efficiency, accuracy and safety perspective. Some companies...
Opinion
Delivering growth: the importance of a fully engaged workforce
“Having an engaged driver workforce is fundamental to enabling growth and successful partnerships within the bulk fuels industry.” David Heath, Head of Fuels at Suttons Tankers Employee engagement With employee...
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Driver training – name change
...division of OAMPS (UK) became Pen Underwriting Driver Training with no changes to the terms of agreements with the company. The Pen Driver Training team has 20+ years’ experience and...
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Do you know the finest tanker driver?
...the hunt is on to find the finest tanker driver in the UK and Republic of Ireland – your nominations are now invited for the FPS Driver Of The Year...
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Tanker driver scoops top award
Barnaby (kneeling on left) with Wincanton’s Driver of the Year category winners Fuel tanker driver Barnaby Moverley has been crowned Wincanton’s Driver of the Year. Now in its eighth year,...
Interview
Stanlow Terminals: a sustainable energy hub for the future
...think that supply chain – green ammonia from outside of Europe, coming into Europe and the UK – is going to be a significant driver of the hydrogen economy.” Future...
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Record revenues for Abbey Logistics but driver shortages reduce profits
...history. Driver shortages impact profits Reported EBITDA of £7.4m was down slightly on the prior year due to the short-term negative impacts of the driver availability issues, which affected the...
Interview
Driving progress: getting behind the wheel to break barriers
...gender stereotypes Kerry Parsons, driver of Moorland Fuel’s baby tanker, said: “I never dreamed of becoming a lorry driver when I was younger, nor wanted to work in such a...
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First veteran begins HGV driver job thanks to Asda charity investment
...start a new job as an HGV driver with Asda, thanks to the supermarket’s £40,000 funding for veterans’ charity, Veterans into Logistics. Asda Logistics Services has a two-year established partnership...
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Driver shortages see service stations running out of fuel
Having recently reported the concerns of industry trade bodies Logistics UK and the CBA regarding driver shortages (here) and the potential impacts on supply chains (here) it is reported that the...
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Excitement builds for soon to be announced key industry award
The 2021 winner of the prestigious ‘Driver of the Year’ award will, this year, be presented at a virtual ceremony during UKIFDA EXPO 2021 and Future Fuels on 7-8th July...
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Proposals to allow fuel tankers to carry bigger loads detailed in consultation
...11,000 HGV driver training places available through Skills Bootcamps • injecting a major and sustained boost to the number of HGV driver tests available • investing £52.5 million in improvements...