
15 May 2017 | News
The transport companies rewarded in the Vehicle Technology and Safety seminar in Jyväskylä
The transport companies were rewarded for the expertise of the safety technology of oil transport vehicles in the Oil and Biofuel Association’s Fuel Transports – Vehicle Technology and Safety seminar in Jyväskylä at the end of April 2017. Rewards were given to Kuljetusliike Lukkarinen Oy, Rovaniemi, Välikangas Oy, Härmä and Ahon Liikenne Oy, Lentilä. A special award was given to the Aarni Isotalo transport company.
Each Finnish oil company choose from their partners the transport company, which in 2015-2016 has taken the best care of the vehicle technology and its functionality. The results were calculated by the annual approval inspection rates for 2015 and 2016 and the time taken into consideration for the inspected correction targets. The annual car inspection checks, records, measures and insures 275 items for each tanker vehicle combination. For traffic-related reasons, special control is applied to traction devices and axles as well as structures. According to the safety results the transport companies are rewarded by at the Oil and Biofuel Association’s Fuel Transports – Vehicle Technology and Safety seminar which will be held every second year.
The award-winning Transport companies are exemplary operators in their field. Teboil’s partner Lukkarinen Oy has reached the 100% approval level. Nearly the same were also Neste’s partner Välikangas Oy and NEOT’s partner Ahon Liikenne Oy. A special reward was given to a large 30-car company, Aarni Isotalo Ltd, which works with many oil companies as a partner and has reached nearly 100% approval level.