All Fuel articles
-
News
Forest of Dean District Council to decarbonise its fleet
Forest of Dean District Council vehicles, including waste and recycling lorries, will be predominantly electric or powered by alternative fuels by 2030 after a new route map to decarbonisation was passed by the Council’s Cabinet.
-
News
CNG Fuels seeks Screening Opinion for new Magor depot
CNG Fuels has applied to Monmouthshire County Council for a Screening Opinion in relation to proposals for a bio-compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) HGV refuelling facility at land north of Magor Road, Magor.
-
Focus On Feature
FOCUS ON WET-STOCK MANAGEMENT: Gauging the situation
If you read the regional press regularly, you’ll notice quite a few stories about emergency works at petrol filling stations due to water in a fuel storage tank.
-
Industry Feature
TECH TALK: Liquefied Natural Gas - the perfect alternative fuel?
In an era dominated by discussions around electric and hydrogen-fueled vehicles, there’s another sustainable fuel option making waves on the market - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) - according to Joost Jansen, business development manager at Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS).
-
News
Tanker driver pay deal averts fuel shortage threat in North West of England and Scottish Borders
Tanker drivers have called off strikes planned for this week that threatened to hit forecourts’ fuel supply across the North West of England and the Scottish Borders, after securing an improved pay deal.
-
News
RAC says falling pump prices are still not fast enough
Falling pump prices are failing to keep pace with reductions in wholesale fuel costs, claims the RAC, which accuses retailers of taking higher margins than in the past.
-
News
Forecourts in the North West of England and Scottish Borders warned of fuel shortages
Trade union Unite is warning forecourts in the North West of England and the Scottish Borders to prepare for fuel shortages, as tanker drivers set out to strike over pay from Thursday this week.
-
News
Greenarc unveils AdBlue and HVO pumps at bunker site
Green energy specialist Greenarc has unveiled new AdBlue and HVO pumps at its Padiham depot in Lancashire.
-
News
RAC intensifies attack on forecourts claiming diesel prices highest in Europe
The RAC is turning to the continent now to strengthen its argument that forecourt operators in the UK charge too much for fuel, this time pointing out that the UK has the most expensive diesel in Europe.
-
News
Maxol introduces HVO at five Northern Ireland forecourts
Maxol has introduced hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) on pump at five of its 31 company-owned forecourts in Northern Ireland. It also plans to use the cleaner alternative to diesel in 30% of its lubricants tanker fleet by June.
-
News
Walkers crisps to be transported in HVO-fuelled trucks
Pepsico has expanded its use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) across its supply chain, in partnership with Stobart
-
Other
EDITOR’S COMMENT: Let’s change the ‘ripping-off motorists’ narrative
Much of the media reacted predictably yesterday to the RAC’s latest claim – in a letter to Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho – that forecourts are ripping off motorists.
-
News
Studying bubbles could lead to more efficient biofuels
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are studying how bubbles form in a drop of biodiesel in a bid tohelp future engines get the most energy out of the fuel.
-
News
Failure to pay incidents continue downward trend
Incidents of motorists failing to pay for fuel are continuing to fall, with more than 5% fewer incidents in the first quarter than in the last three months of 2023, with numbers of drive-offs declining even faster.
-
News
DFS/Flyx partnership launches ‘groundbreaking’ food and drink Order Kiosk
Fuel and convenience technology provider Dover Fueling Solutions Partners is to partner with retail software provider Flyx to launch the ‘groundbreaking’ DFS Order Kiosk, which can be integrated with DFS technology to combine fuel retailing and food ordering.
-
News
Racing Porsches to run exclusively on eFuels
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will run exclusively with eFuels that are potentially near-carbon-neutral for the first time this year.
-
News
Cambridgeshire Police and Fire vehicles trial HVO
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has teamed up with Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Fire to conduct a trial using HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel.
-
News
Blakemore moves more sites to BP
Following a recent tender process, Blakemore Retail has moved five of its Spar forecourt sites from Texaco to BP.
-
News
Bank Holiday ‘May’-hem: 16m drivers expected to hit the roads
Forecourts are destined for a busy few days as more than 16m drivers are expected to hit the roads for the first bank holiday weekend in May with traffic well above pre-COVID levels, research from the RAC and transport analytics specialists, INRIX has revealed.
-
Equipment News
SHOW LAUNCH: ‘Ground-breaking’ new dashboard aims to give Evolve customers unprecedented ‘Vision’
Evolve Vision aims to give businesses unrivalled visibility of all third-party suppliers to resolve problems before they cause costly downtime.