News
Ben Ball 2020 Cancelled
...for the first time since World War II, contributing to a potential income shortfall of £1m for Ben this year. Having asked those who regularly attend Ben Ball if they...
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Opinion
Crude falls below $100/bbl as OPEC+ increases output but for how long?
...increase in the US commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the strategic petroleum reserve) by 4.5 million barrels from the previous week. At the same time the report indicated...
Interview
Sustainable aviation fuel: routes to feedstocks that can fill the production gap
...find the solutions to scale up US production to 3 billion gallons by 2030. With production at that time only around a couple of million gallons per year this represented...
Analysis
Fuelling success: a distributor overcoming talent and driver shortages
...but soon encountered several common hurdles of this approach. Diverting resources One of the main issues was the strain on internal resources. The recruitment process demanded significant time and effort...
Insight
Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums by reducing claims frequency
...for example: • Professional or full-time drivers • “Essential use” drivers • Drivers supplied with a vehicle as a personal benefit • Other employees who may, on occasion, drive •...
News
Distributor diaries May 23: updates from our distributor community
...of more than one of our team’s family members. They are cruel and distressing illnesses, not only for the person affected, but also for their loved ones who, over time,...
News
Clocking up different meters as Emma Allinson runs the Great North Run
...hilarious at the time and cooled me down nicely, but those last three miles were hard, and I never ran again! “Fast forward to ‘Lockdown 2020’ and I, like many...
News
Ex-footballer and army veteran champions Veterans into Logistics
...away from your family for long periods of time. There is flexibility and Stobart have been supportive in accommodating my hours, ensuring I get to spend quality time with my...
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...
News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...