Interview
A Day in the Life with Jack Popplewell of Dice Fuels
...life features a tanker driver aged just 22! Fuel Oil News speaks with Jack Popplewell, tanker driver for Dice Fuels, and runner-up of the Young Person of the Year in...
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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...
Insight
Driver training: starting out on the right foot
...designed to ensure that all tanker drivers in the UK are trained and assessed to a consistent standard in loading, transporting and offloading petroleum fuel products from road tankers. Ten...
News
Par Petroleum’s charity tanker hits the road to raise funds
...farms, and businesses across the region for more than 30 years and has been an avid supporter of the Red Sky Foundation for the past three years, supporting the charity’s...
News
Bigger loads, better efficiencies for Kinch Fuel Oils
...strong tanker fleet at Kinch Fuel Oils is fitted with a 7000-litre tanker body, commissioned and built by Road Tankers Northern in Barnsley. With a three-compartment tanker body for even...
News
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...
News
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...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...using a double bearing arrangement for more rigidity. This was customer-led to allow greater freedom of movement for tanker drivers between tanker barrels and electronic presets in main terminals.” At...
News
Distributor diaries December 2023: updates from our distributor community
...the Year and Business of the Year – solidifying its position as a business leader in the local community. Matthew Crockett, Managing Director at Craggs Energy said: “We are honoured...
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Tasca acquisition fuels further growth
Wakefield-based tanker manufacturer, Tasca Tankers is on track for further expansion after acquiring the business and assets of Maidment Tankers. “It was with regret that we learned of the difficulties...
News
On the fuel tanker agenda
...DVSA and the Health and Safety Executive. Dangers and safe operation Regulation and issues with tanker approvals Inspection and certification ADR testing and enforcement Latest developments with fuel tanker components...
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Rebranded JET tankers support Road Safety Week
...tankers with special Road Safety Week messages. The four JET promotional tankers took to the roads in the brand’s core delivery areas – South East, Midlands, Yorkshire/Humberside and Scotland with...
Interview
Marsh Fuels: two significant milestones
...quiet life in our twilight years but, whatever happens, I plan on the yard and the business still being here in some form or another for many years to come....
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...headline findings of this year’s report are: Fuel prices remaining well above 10 year averages despite year on year drops of 10% and 11% for petrol and diesel respectively. Increased...
News
Logistics UK awards winners showcase skills, expertise and passion
...of the Year (sponsored by Unipart) – Samsara Highly commended: iCustoms and r2c Van Business of the Year (sponsored by Logistics UK Recovery) – The Clancy Group Logistics Partner of the Year (sponsored...
Sponsored
Suttons celebrates growth in fuels sector with 100th petroleum regulation truck on fleet
Suttons Tankers has grown exponentially in the fuels and bitumen sectors in recent years, providing its customers with the highest levels of safety and customer service. Expanding into new markets...
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Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment
...years experience in the industry and is responsible for the administrative side of the business. Capital investment Based in the capital, Linton distributes 140 million litres of fuel each year...