News
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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Watson Fuels opens state-of-the-art Kent depot
...in the area and can serve homes and businesses in even the most rural locations across the South East. “Kent has excellent road links, one of the UK’s busiest ports...
Interview
Could improving gender diversity be an answer to the driver shortage problem?
The fuel oil distribution business is heavily male dominated with very few women driving tankers. When Fuel Oil News caught up with a new distribution business, Bedford Fuels, for our...
Interview
Driving progress: getting behind the wheel to break barriers
The fuel distribution business is heavily male dominated with very few women driving tankers, yet Moorland Fuels is proud to be breaking stereotypes with three incredible women drivers behind the...
News
UKIFDA’s winner of new Young Person of the Year Award
...and cannot wait to get started with studying for my HGV licence and making deliveries on tankers as well as on 4x4s. “There is no reason women can’t join the...
Analysis
Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?
...away, meaning that large ships are needed to transport fuels to the EU. The UK’s ageing infrastructure, with some exceptions, struggles to handle large oil tankers, which instead will typically...
Knowledge
Smarter liquid fuel management with NivelWatcher by Celestia TST
...and broad compatibility. Installation takes less than a minute and the device is suitable for virtually any tank type. Once installed, NivelWatcher captures accurate tank level data and transmits it...
News
DCC to acquire Irish-owned fuel distributor
...With a fleet of 45 tankers and 150 staff members, Jones Oil had Euro 138 million in turnover in 2019 – an increase of 13.5pc compared to 2018. DCC, a...
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...Unsurprisingly, Crude Tanker rates have increased significantly. Those tankers still using the Suez route between the Middle East and Europe have seen rates increase by 65% to $4.30 per barrel...
News
Ford Fuels optimises delivery with tech investment
...tankers by the end of 2021. John Ford remarks: “We differentiate ourselves by moving vehicles to places where other people can’t. If someone needs fuel, they need fuel, and we’ll...
News
Dean appointed Haartz service manager
...to extend its customer support services and to ensure that the expanding fleet of tankers are maintained to the highest operational and legal standard. Tim Heaton, managing director of Haartz...
News
Gulf Aviation fuels Cheltenham Gold rush
Gulf Aviation fuel tankers provided refuelling services at last month’s Cheltenham Festival In partnership with Helicopter & Aviation Services, Gulf Aviation added another prestigious event to its portfolio when it...
News
A new venture for Nolan Oils
Andy and Mark get the Sodbury Fuels tanker on the road in Chipping Sodbury Oxfordshire-based Nolan Oils has expanded with the addition of Sodbury Fuels, a brand new distributorship set...
News
UKIFDA announces final shortlist for EXPO 2024 Awards
...for the Young Person of the Year 2024 Award, sponsored by Just Tankers, UKIFDA reveals the three young people who are in the final running for the accolade. The shortlist includes Jack...
News
New – venue, exhibitors, products and services
...across the UK and Europe are confirmed including Scania, Wincanton, MAN Truck and Bus, Philips 66, RTN, Kingspan Environmental, Hytek, Emco Wheaton, Pen Underwriting incorporating OAMPS, Williams Tankers, Valero Energy...
News
Growth sees oil recycling specialist Slicker Recycling expand team
...drivers and high-performance vacuum tankers, its engineers service, maintain and repair most types of petrol and oil interceptors in businesses such as petrol forecourts, tool and plant hire businesses and...
News
Craggs rises to the challenge
Craggs Energy has recently taken delivery of a new six-wheeler tanker built by West Yorkshire tanker manufacturer, Tasca Tankers On Friday 17th June, 15 members of the Craggs Energy team...
News
Crown Oil Group delivers carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...supplier to run its entire fleet of tankers and delivery vehicles on vegetable oil (more here) and it has played a role in helping clients adapt to changing trends across...