Bulk Fuel Logistics

Suttons Tankers has built up a strong reputation within the fuels industry and has proven to deliver impeccable service levels for its customers.

Strategically located depots across the UK enable Suttons to be where its customers need them most. With core bases in Eastham in the North West, Manchester, Plymouth and Northampton, along with multiple out bases across the country, Suttons have a skilled driver workforce who are expertly trained in handling, transporting and delivering fuels products.

Fuels logistics demands outstanding levels of safety and customer service as the drivers frequently interact with the end customer. Suttons have a rigorous set of safety rules which all its drivers abide by and are trained to be a professional brand ambassador of the customer of which they are delivering on behalf of.

Suttons has a fleet of over 100 fuels trucks which are regularly replaced and expertly maintained in its state of the art, in-house workshops.

The cost to transport fuel has many different variables to it. Firstly, the product is crucial to the pricing of fuel distribution. Suttons move many different products such as forecourt fuel (unleaded, diesel, etc.) as well as kerosene, HVO, bitumen products, methanol, ethanol and many more. These products contribute to sustaining our nation’s critical infrastructure.

The location of which the product is loaded and delivered to can also impact the pricing of the transport, particularly if this is done on an ad-hoc or spot basis.

The volume of product that needs to be delivered can have a huge impact on the pricing, as well as the delivery profile. If deliveries are able to be conducted throughout the night this can often drive a more competitive price as Suttons are able to double shift vehicles, increasing utilisation and thus improving efficiencies.

Our Commercial team are always on hand to help price up work for customers, whether that be contract work with dedicated fleet or spot business.

Suttons Tankers have 69 locations in the UK with 6 main depots and multiple out-bases nationwide. With core locations based in the North West, North East, Humberside and Midlands, Suttons are well represented in areas where its customers require them to be.

With that in mind, Suttons Tankers have been seen to invest in additional depots to support customers in typically challenging areas such as Plymouth and Northampton. These have been areas of success for Suttons and its bulk fuel logistics sector.

A large amount of the fuel that Suttons transports is delivered directly to forecourts, however, many fuels products are transported such as biofuels, waste oils, methanol, kerosene and bitumen products.

Suttons Tankers has a large bitumen fleet which requires delicate handling and must be transported carefully and meticulously due to the nature of the product. Bitumen is most commonly used in road construction and must be transported at high temperatures to prevent it from solidifying.

Ethanol is another product that Suttons Tankers transport across the UK which has an end use in products such as anti-freeze and de-icer. It is also used to blend into traditional diesel and unleaded supplies to create biofuel blends.

Get in touch with us today to find out about the fuels that Suttons move across the UK.