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Government must enforce new tyre regulations
...has been increasingly alarmed that low cost inferior quality tyres have been flooding the market from China and other Asian countries. The tyres are of an inferior quality to those...
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Linton goes Continental
...keen to learn more about the wear rates and mileages achieved using the new tyres. “From what I can see so far, the tyres are pretty hard-wearing as their technology...
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Mitchell & Webber renews fleet tyre partnership with Prometeon
...signed between Mitchell & Webber and Prometeon in March 2018, covers the supply of tyres for all vehicles in the Mitchell & Webber fleet, including more than 50 trucks and...
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New fuel plant planned as Greenergy enters sustainable aviation fuel market
...and the other for the previously announced advanced biofuels production from end-of-life tyres project, GTT. The SAF plant will leverage Greenergy’s extensive experience in sustainably sourcing waste oils and feedstock...
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Greenergy invests in advanced biofuels project
...The project aims to convert up to 300 tonnes of waste tyres into biofuel The project will use pyrolysis and hydrotreating technologies to convert up to 300 tonnes of shredded...
Opinion
Industry concerned over lifespan and cost of Euro VII proposals
...more tyres being required over the same vehicle life. “Logistics UK will now look with interest at the proposals and identified benefits. Additionally, Logistics UK is aware of concerns related...
Opinion
Getting your vehicles winter ready
With temperatures dropping, many motorists, professional drivers and fleet operators will be thinking about the need to get vehicles winter ready. Batteries, tyres, lights and wipers will all be in...
Opinion
Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word
...no mystique and no secret powers behind the throne. It is the same with tyres. We are currently testing hundreds of different ones, choosing what we test and where. Our...
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Technology to improve production of fuels from waste in new partnership
...tyres and plastic waste into high value oils and carbon black. The issue of plastic pollution is huge. Approximately seven billion of the estimated 9.2 billion tonnes of plastics produced...
Knowledge
Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: ten top tips for tanker care
...longevity. This also applies to other vehicle controls. 8. Always make sure you have the right tyres if you can. Tyres for off-road use are also desirable when doing a...
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Logistics UK conference returns
Logistics UK’s ever-popular Transport Manager conference series – sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres –will return in autumn 2021 with live events planned at 11 venues around the UK. The conferences will...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...now processing, on an interim basis, tyre pyrolysis oil which is an exciting area to be in. It is derived from tyres that would otherwise end up in landfill. The...
Opinion
With petrol and diesel targets delayed, are EVs a good investment?
...heating if it is needed, as this will take power from your car’s battery. Maintain your vehicle. Worn or underinflated tyres in particular will have a negative impact on battery...
Opinion
Hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine – why baby number two could be the favourite child
...laboratory. “According to the BBC, it looks like many other vast earthmoving or mining trucks at first glance. The ones where the tyres would tower above your head. And whilst...
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Up to speed with transport matters?
...Wed 26 – Warrington November Tues 1 – Dunblane Thurs 10 – Yeovil Wed 16 – Barnsley Wed 23 – Southampton December Thurs 1 – Coventry Supported by Goodyear Tyres...
Interview
Sustainable aviation fuel: routes to feedstocks that can fill the production gap
...work with customers and organisations, such as universities, as appropriate. There’s a host of other feedstock options under consideration – polyester clothing, tyres and municipal solid waste get a lot...
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Awards for green leaders in logistics
...in reducing their carbon emissions, the inaugural Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme(LCRS) awards consist of the following categories: – Carbon reduction through fuel efficiency – sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres –...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...feet in the middle of the floor because there was no floor there. When it rained you got soaked from water off the tyres! The picture on the cover of...