Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...in the Land Rover. My uncle also had a paraffin round a few miles away. In 1970 dad bought a tanker to deliver domestic heating oil and, as a 10-year-old,...
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News
New RTN parts website keeps tankers running
...rapid growth followed. By 1993 the company was building over 80 new road tankers a year and RTN is now the UK’s leading tanker manufacturer, making over 450 tankers a...
News
TOTY 2023 The runners up: highlighting three very special entries
The Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Award 2023 received a record number of entries with all the tankers entered being of an extremely high standard. You made it...
Knowledge
Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: ten top tips for tanker care
...Tanker Care. Life on the road Ryan gave some background to his role as a tanker driver: “I deliver all types of fuels to the commercial, domestic, and agricultural sectors....
News
Future fuel ready tanker is Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year
...Tanker of the Year 2022? With the announcement of Kettlewell Fuels as the winner of the 2021 Tanker of the Year award, for its future-ready new vehicles, manufactured by COBO,...
News
Unveiled! Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year winner for 2023
...2023 Tanker of the Year. Certa has made significant changes over the past 3 years and upgrading the fleet has been a key strategy in the Irish distributor’s growth. Brian...
News
Crown Oil ‘so pleased’ to be crowned winner
...brand new HVO tanker announced as winner of tanker of the year! We’re investing in renewable and sustainable fuels to help reduce GHG gas emissions produced by business and it’s...
News
Barton Petroleum celebrates 50th anniversary with special tanker
Unveiled at this year’s EXPO, Barton Petroleum has created something memorable and unforgettable to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 – a replica of the Wellingborough-headquartered distributor’s first ever tanker!...
Interview
The Cobo Conference 2024
...repair and sale of tanker trucks and semi-trailers and IS considered one of the leaders in the production of tankers for the transport of petroleum products. The family are still...
Insight
Fuel distribution and veterans: a perfect fit
...tanker drivers, as part of their job, and some get trained as fuel tanker drivers in case there is a petrol strike.” A highly skilled and well-paid career Darren expands...
News
Tanker of the Year 2024 – Special Recognition
...Gleaner’s founding year and the company’s remarkable 70-year legacy in the Scottish fuel distribution industry. The tanker is a perfect fusion of modern engineering and traditional values, in celebration of...
News
March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...my first year of employment, I was promoted to Transport Manager whilst taking on this role I continued to also drive for a further sixteen years. After almost seventeen years...
News
Kettlewell Fuels presented with Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2021 award
This year’s industry EXPO provided the perfect opportunity for Fuel Oil News to present the Tanker of the Year 2021 award to Janet and Trevor Kettlewell of Kettlewell Fuels. The...
Interview
Ferguson Fuels: family-run, with customers at its heart
...fleet addition featured as a runner up in this year’s Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year awards. “We are proud to have been awarded Runner Up in the Tanker...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
...into tanker building some 20 years ago when it became apparent to the family that there was an urgent need for quality built oil tankers in the principality, in fact...
News
Road tankers – new SLP guidance + updated technical publications
...road tanker maintenance and guidelines for road tanker drivers’ emergency actions on road tanker loading racks plus a new free to download publication detailing recommendations for a standard method of...
Interview
The Cobo fuel distributor conference – tankers, tours and tapas
...tankers in the various stages of production inviting the Fuel Oil News team along to experience the famous hospitality first hand. Founded by two brothers, Pedro and Federico Cobo, in...
Interview
Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...drivers for Ribble Fuel Oils, to find out more about how they combine their passions for both tanker driving and photography. The tankers I asked Lee and Ryan to tell...