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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
...above a petrol station in Lewisham and the two second-hand tankers he acquired were based nearby in Rotherhithe. Roy worked extremely hard to establish the business, calling on customers as...
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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
...acquired its first tanker mounted on an Isuzu chassis. The Isuzu Forward F110.240 11-tonne rigid has been fitted with a 7,000 litre dual compartment Magyar tank for kerosene, derv and...
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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...
Insight
Addressing winter challenges: Martin Goddard, Depot Manager, Gleaner Ltd Inverness
...for many years.” The depot “Initially, when I started in Inverness, we had five drivers and six vehicles, one artic unit and trailer, four six-wheel tankers (one spare) and one...
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Designed for the industry by the industry
...PDP was born from the industry group that was put together, with all parties agreeing that the petroleum tanker driver sector needed a consistent level of training to a high...
Interview
Sodbury Fuels: celebrating 10 years in business
...depot and one tanker in 2014. Now, we have moved to a larger depot and have six tankers. In 2014, Andy and I were the only members of staff, we...
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Do you know the finest tanker driver?
Ian Ross of NWF Fuels took the 2016 title – does your company have this year’s finest tanker driver? With less than six months to go until FPS EXPO 2017,...
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Isle of Wight Fuels to close its doors
...reliant on fuel being brought over by tanker on cross-Solent ferries. Any disruption to this cross-Solent travel, fare increases, or regulatory changes could have serious knock-on effects to those on...
Analysis
What price oil? Q1 2025 in review
...full production in Nigeria. The new refinery will dominate the African market, a traditional export destination for European refineries. The first jet kero tanker sailed through the Red Sea since...
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ADR Training: Claudia Weeks joins Barton Petroleum
...boxes to see if I can guess the code!) We all gained certificates to enable us to travel in a tanker if ever needed.” A big thank you to Barton...
Interview
The downstream customer
...them for the time being. “We also tend to use BoilerJuice,” stated Sue. “We can’t use a buying group as we need a smaller 4-wheeled tanker to access our property....
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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...
Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...– will come on stream in December. Simon explained: “This is a new to industry tank facility with a capacity of 140,000m3 which can accept product from large sea-going tankers....
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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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Stolt Tank Containers opens new depot in Scotland
...freight network and close proximity to Scotland’s main road arteries. The depot provides state-of-the-art cleaning, heating, storage and repair facilities for road-tankers, third-party tank container owners and STC’s own tanks....
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Crossing the finishing line
...with vehicle recognition capability for onsite customer collections, and also a base for two rigid fuel tankers making over 10,000 bulk deliveries all over the Olympic Park,” Alan told FON....