News
PDP – open for business
...soon as possible: “It’s a bit like the Driver CPC in that sense –there’s not as much time to do it as you may think.” TERMINALS ACROSS THE UK HAVE...
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Products for a greener sector
...all part of the technology being used to deliver these sustainable measures, as Cubo’s Robert Steele highlights: “We use the hardware to gather real-time data which allows us to record...
Insight
Delivering insight: Passing your dangerous goods security audit
...particular, getting it right the first time saves time, money, and the stress of repeat inspections. Drawing on years of hands-on operational experience in the fuel distribution sector, Viki shares...
News
Truckstops go the extra mile to make Christmas special for drivers
...Christmas is a busy time for the road haulage industry and that’s why staff at Onroute Truckstops make an extra effort to look after drivers over this period. As well...
Insight
Beyond safety: A new standard for workplace wellbeing in fuel distribution
...will know that it’s not just everyday sadness (which is a natural and healthy response to bereavement, loss and rejection, and usually dissipates over time with good self-care). Depression is...
Interview
Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil
...employed my own children, these were very special times.” The best industry advice After 50 years’ experience in the fuel distribution business, Fuel Oil News asked Tom what the best...
Interview
The downstream customer
...we investigated converting to gas (as our immediate neighbours were doing at the time) but it would have cost a lot of money to connect to the newly-laid supply in...
News
Latest software developments supporting the sector
...where customers increasingly want to know what’s happening with their order in real time and, if there is a problem, what is it and how to resolve it. In response...
News
Distributor diaries November 2023:updates from our distributor community
...have a great time playing.” Good luck for the new season to Heyford United – we love the sunglasses! NWF Fuels – competition time for NWF drivers! Crewe-based NWF, has...
Interview
In Profile with Noz Miah of Aim Recruit
...time, not to get more done, but to think before reacting. The best advice you’ve had? “Oil your own machine.” It’s what my dad used to say to us as...
Opinion
Does the decarbonisation delay mean putting the brakes on cleaner transport?
...experts, if we want to progress with our net zero goals, this is the time for the Government to start focussing on how to drive down emissions from the existing...
News
A busy time at Hytek
To say it’s been a busy time at Hytek over the last few months would be an understatement. With the fuel dispensing equipment supplier excited to be releasing their latest...
Interview
A new chapter for Craggs Energy and Moorland Fuels
...heavily on cost, supply, and infrastructure. “Our role is to balance these realities, to help customers choose the right fuel at the right time, and to be ready with practical...
Interview
A Day in the Life with Jack Popplewell of Dice Fuels
...years old. At that time, he was driving the rural delivery van we had from Just Tankers, it was a bespoke vehicle professionally built with a 900 L ADR tank,...
Insight
Sector legislation: Government strategy, incentives and progress for heat pumps
...their brands to reflect their broader energy remit beyond, simply, fuel distribution. In more recent times we have seen the broadest diversification of our sector yet as fuel distributors expand...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Happy New Year from all of us at UKIFDA!
It always feels a little odd at this time of year to be wishing for cold weather, but as an industry, we know how vital it is. As we step...
News
FoxInsights and Slicker Recycling partner to innovate waste oil collections
...telemetry programme aimed at transforming Slicker’s waste oil collecting. By leveraging FoxInsights’ real-time monitoring and data-driven solutions, the partnership aims to improve operational efficiency, enhance service quality, reduce environmental impact,...
Interview
35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...worked with many UK-based major oil companies to supply bottom- loading racks to terminals up and down the country. Tanker fall prevention. Around the same time the focus on this...