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Scottish fuel distributor expands again
...most to our customers.” The Tanker build The tankers are built by Cobo on a Volvo FE chassis with discharge and metering equipment from Emco Wheaton. After shipping the vehicle chassis...
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DfT tanker update
Steve Gillingham Steve Gillingham, principal engineer – safety, dangerous goods division has updated Fuel Oil News as to the progress of the government’s supplementary research on the tankers manufactured by...
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IFC exhibits depot and terminal equipment at the TSA exhibition
...of tanker loading equipment and tanker safe access systems, the company offers a range of equipment including petroleum & chemical loading arms, tanker loading skids, loading platforms and gantries, self-levelling...
Interview
In profile – Adrian Mason of Road Tankers Northern
...facts. This month we chat with Adrian Mason, sales executive at Road Tankers Northern and proud winner of the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Manufacturer for 2022 “Treat...
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Safety performance wins gold
...for themselves with significant improvements in slow speed manoeuvring incidents and general road safety during 2014. Statistical analysis shows that in 2014 Phillips 66 tankers undertook 84,850 journeys, with a...
Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...when it comes to certain roles such as tanker driving, Fuel Oil News caught up with Leah Snow, a relative newcomer to the industry to hear more about how she...
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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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Manx Petroleum – Fuelled with island spirit
...polling and card transaction payments.” Newly branded tankers bearing the very modern red and white Legs of Man have been on the road since August. The tanker fleet consists of...
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Employee feedback delivers £15m fleet investment in driver comfort
...roads and nights parked up easier, so I can focus on the job.” The investment announcement further demonstrates Suttons Tankers commitment to facilitate growth for the tanker division following the...
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Suttons – a positive year
...new and existing customers. The Group also replaced a number of its vehicles and road tankers, representing a considerable investment in the future development of the Road Tankers division. CEO,...
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...be investing in? Should you be investing in hydrogen, electric, fuel cell or biogas fuelled tanker replacements? Tankers are a huge investment for this industry, often costing upwards of £200k...
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New tankers for Consols Oils
...trucks for the title of Fuel Oil News 2017 tanker of the year,” said works manager, Phill Sheard. “They may be small but these tankers are fitted with full bottom...
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On the road to success
...FUEL OIL NEWS WELCOMES ENTRIES FOR THE TITLE OF 2018 TANKER OF THE YEAR Please send a photograph together with details about what makes your new tanker extra special to...
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Williams Tanker Services partners with Cappellotto
Williams Tanker Services (WTS) is delighted to announce a brand new partnership with Italian waste tanker manufacturer Cappellotto, one of the world’s largest and most reputable manufacturers of waste tankers...
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Lewis Tankers wins biofuel transport contract
Lewis Tankers has won a two-year contract from PetroIneos Fuels to transport biofuel (‘denatured’ bioethanol) by road from bulk storage tanks located in the Grangemouth Docks to the company’s fuel...
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Moorland Fuels – Becoming part of the landscape
...the ability to deliver to some extremely remote places, keeping people’s homes warm and their livelihoods secure.” New tanker joins the fleet Moorland Fuels recently bought a new tanker from...
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Suttons Group acquires bulk chemical transport company
...in 1989, Imperial Tankers has a road tanker fleet of over 200 tractor units and 350 tanker semi-trailers and provides both fully-managed logistics solutions and single spot product movements to...
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Search on for tanker driver of the year
UKIFDA has launched its annual search for the finest tanker driver in the liquid fuels distribution industry. Sponsored once again by OAMPS, the specialist insurance advisor to the hazardous fuels...