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HGV Driver Shortage – Protecting Your Reputation
...driver with all the training does not protect you – it is the business responsibility to ensure they are competent i.e. not to rely on previous manual handling training etc....
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Driving academy launch solves distributor driver shortage
...to our way of doing business. The candidates will learn so much more about our business than simply driving tankers. “Their training and development will cover all aspects of our...
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Petroleum Driver Passport on its way
...common core of tested knowledge and competence in the loading, driving and off-loading of fuel tankers. It is supported by the PDP training standard which all tanker operators will be...
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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800
...drivers have completed their current training, it is estimated that at least 6,500 drivers will hold the qualification. PDP has been developed by the DODF to cover those elements of...
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Adler and Allan partners with Hoyer for tanker testing
Adler and Allan has agreed a three-year partnership with Hoyer Petrolog UK Ltd to carry out road tanker testing across its road fuel tanker fleet. The contract will include holding...
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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...
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Funded ADR courses available now for HGV drivers to upskill
...& Petroleum Passport courses for those wanting to transport hazardous goods and drive fuel tankers. The Government-funded training courses, called Skills Bootcamps, are available through the Driver Academy Group, a...
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Big logistics companies pledge support for Veterans into Logistics
...West of England, North Wales and Lancashire), Enterprise UK & Ireland, NWF Fuels, Workforce Recruitment Group, Boughey Distribution Ltd, TRS Training, Armstrong Logistics, Bunzl Retail Supplies and Fullers Logistics all...
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Latest people moves within the fuel distribution industry
...Road Tankers Armagh With an enviable reputation for the manufacture of high-quality truck-mounted fuel tanks, Road Tankers Armagh (RTA) recently moved to new larger premises in Armagh Business Park and...
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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Par Petroleum’s charity tanker hits the road to raise funds
A specially branded tanker, created by Par Petroleum, has taken to the road to raise money and awareness for a local heart charity. Joining forces with the Red Sky Foundation,...
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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...
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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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Tuffa proud to fuel the fleet at LCFC training ground
A small but significant aspect of the awe-inspiring £103m project, Tuffa has been tasked with manufacturing a petrol tank for Leicester City Football Clubs’ new state-of-the-art training ground. The tank...