News
Crown Oil completes acquisition of Star Oil
...staff numbers to more than 1,250. Star Oil, set up by Christian Hatherall and Michael Doyle, has seven tankers covering the North West and supplies fuel, oil and lubricants to...
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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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Watson Fuels opens state-of-the-art Kent depot
...as well as improving the tank infrastructure and capacity within a number of existing depot and office locations. Watson has also been modernising its 350-strong fleet of tankers and will...
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The Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum marks 10 years of vital industry initiative
...UK are trained and assessed to a consistent standard in loading, transporting and offloading petroleum fuel products from road tankers. The PDP Scheme was developed by the Downstream Fuel Distribution...
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...
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New tanker keeps Staffordshire Fuels on the road
Staffordshire Fuels relying on Alpeco’s technology to keep vehicles on the road The new 6-wheel, four compartment vehicle built by Tasca Tankers is fully equipped with Alpeco’s bottom loading/electronic metering...
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...
Analysis
Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels
NWF Fuels delivers heating oil and commercial fuel across the UK from its strategically located depot network using a modern fleet of 120 fuel tankers. In the last year, the...
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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...
Interview
MechTronic: celebrating 20 years
MechTronic is a Leeds-based family-owned and run business, specialising in metering and gauging fuel delivery systems for road tankers. MechTronic designs and engineers fuel delivery systems that aim to save...
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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...
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Certas plans for new fuel depot on Isle of Wight
...delivered by road tankers. Smaller, more rural filling stations were still being supplied by IOWF and Certas Energy the supply of which was coming from the East Cowes fuel depot...
Knowledge
Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: ten top tips for tanker care
...I’ve been driving tankers for around 7 years, and I drive a range of vehicles from 6 or 8 wheelers to the artic. “A typical day varies; a commercial delivery...
News
Choosing a new truck
...on the base vehicle, we commenced the search for a suitable partner to build the tank and take care of the electronic metering equipment etc. After some discussion, Road Tankers...
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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...
Market Report
Prices and predictions – what does 2025 have in store?
...crude oil tankers around the world, which roughly speaking, equates to a supply interruption of around 10m barrels of oil. This is easily enough to temporarily send prices northwards but...
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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...