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New training standards for tanker drivers from September

The fuel distribution sector has agreed industry-wide enhanced training and assessment standards for tanker drivers that it hopes will be used from September. The voluntary training package, approved at a recent meeting of the UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum(DODF), will require tanker drivers to undertake up to half a days’ extra training on top of the […]

Tanker drivers set for specialist training boost

The fuel distribution sector is poised to finalise an industry-wide agreement for an enhanced training and assessment standard for tanker drivers. The package of measures, due to be finalised at a meeting of the UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum (DODF), will pave the way for tanker drivers to have their skills assessed as part of […]

MACK: The many axles of milk transportation

When it comes to milk hauling, Gary “Mr Mack” Richards doesn’t know of any other place in the world (state, county or country!!) where bulk really means BULK like it does in the two major dairy states of the USA – Wisconsin and Minnesota. As you can see, the “milk containers” come with either 5 […]

Iveco looks to government for leadership on cleaner trucks and vans

Iveco’s UK MD Luca Sra has called for the UK government and European legislators to take “common-sense” steps to incentivise the purchase of cleaner, low-carbon trucks and vans. Speaking last week at Iveco’s annual ‘State of the Nation’ press event analysing the past year’s commercial vehicle registration figures, Sra argued that truck and van fleet […]

Volvo applies science to help operators with compliance

Volvo Trucks has begun 2013 with a groundbreaking multi-media marketing campaign that showcases the company’s user-friendly suite of solutions that can be used by operators to maintain compliance with O Licence regulations and thereby secure optimum OCRS scores. Titled ‘The Science of Compliance’, the campaign focuses on Volvo’s impressive, proven range of solutions to help […]

Logistics firm embarks on expansion

A leading transport business in Manchester is expanding its services into Europe in partnership with other top UK hauliers. AK Worthington, the transport division of AKW Group, based at Trafford Park, is now offering delivery services to France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Italy through the Partnerlink haulage consortium. “The new European delivery platform enables AKW Group […]