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...UK-based subsidiaries (Henty Oil, Falmouth Petroleum and Tramp Oil) supply over 750,000 metric tons of bunkers each year in UK ports (HSFO, LSFO and LSMGO). The company has storage and...
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Alpeco’s new system already in operation
The end of 2020 saw the culmination of a 3-year development program by Sampi in collaboration with Alpeco Ltd. As a result, Alpeco has announced their brand new TEX FLOW...
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Radar reversing system from Sentinel promotes vehicle safety
...and damage and serious injury are avoided. Tanker operators can save thousands on legal claims.” Over the past 20 years, over 3,000 vehicles have benefited from these radar auto-braking systems....
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The ‘perfect fit for Rix’
...staff, including tanker drivers and office workers, have been retained by Rix Petroleum, and another tanker is to be stationed at the depot, bringing the fleet to three. Duncan Lambert,...
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Space saving equipment for tanker trucks
Easy to fit and install – user friendly equipment from Emco Wheaton with Euro 6 compatibility The implications of Euro 6 regulations on the road tanker industry have presented many...
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Suttons Tankers agrees deal
Suttons Tankers has agreed a deal to acquire DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business. The acquisition predominantly covers chemical transportation from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn,...
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HOYER Petrolog launches recruitment video and retains Valero contract
...of the Year competition where I was awarded second place.” “I never expected I would become a tanker driver so this is a dream come true. HOYER has given me...
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Drivers call for a new union
Tanker drivers have called for a new union – the National Tanker Drivers’ Union – to be set up. “We could call it NTU, the National Tanker Driver’s Union,” wrote...
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Roy Durell
It is with great sadness that we report the passing, on 9th November 2023, of Roy Durell, founder of Fuel Oils, aged 83 years. A kind and gentle man, Roy...
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Lewis Tankers wins new biofuels contract
PetroIneos Fuels has awarded a two-year contract to Lewis Tankers to transport biofuel from its bulk storage tanks in Grangemouth Docks to its fuel terminal at the Grangemouth refinery. The...
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Isuzu first for Darch Oil
...with 10 vehicles handling coal transportation. Supplied by Ferndown Commercials at Wimborne, this new tanker will cover approximately 40,000 miles a year over a working life of up to 12...
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FPS EXPO – new products/services for the fuel oil distributor
...in Harrogate before the show moves to the new Liverpool Exhibition Centre next year.. Bulk fuel logistics companies, Brit European and Norbert Dentressangle Tankers are the latest companies to reserve...
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DAF takes the Suckling Transport service provide of the year award
...J W Suckling Transport service provider of the year award; the first DAF dealership to win the award. Suckling Transport first presented the award in 2011 to recognise the importance...
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Isle of Wight Fuels to close its doors
After 60 years of trading, the parent company for Isle of Wight Fuels (IOWF) has decided to close the business, which includes the Isle of Wight’s only fuel storage depot,...
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ADR Training: Claudia Weeks joins Barton Petroleum
...specialist driver training for over twenty years, has trained thousands of candidates and organised hundreds of training days each year both in the UK and internationally. “All our services are...
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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800
...knowledge and skill required by a petroleum tanker driver that are not covered by the current ADR scope. It includes an assessment of practical ability and has been designed to...
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New skid for County Oils
...was only out of action for two and a half days.” The County Group also purchased two new tankers from Road Tankers Northern in 2011, both of which were fully...
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Liquid fuel distribution sector to benefit from new format event in 2023
Always looking to innovate, UKIFDA has announced its new format show and conference for next year, which will take place on 10 May 2023 at the CBS Arena in Coventry....