Dulson Training is facing sharply higher fuel costs as diesel prices reach a record level, with founder Steve Dulson saying it now costs hundreds of pounds more to fill the firm’s lorries than it did at 2025 prices.
Higher costs for a specialist training business
Dulson founded the Shropshire-based lorry training company in 2013. His comments underline the direct effect that rising diesel prices are having on businesses that depend on heavy vehicles.
For Dulson Training, the increase is measured at the point of refuelling. Each full tank now represents a significantly larger expense than it did in 2025, adding pressure to the cost of operating the lorries used by the company.
Firm aims to ride out fuel pressure
Despite the higher bills, Dulson said the training firm was “riding out” the record diesel price. The company’s response and longer-term plans were not detailed.
The immediate issue remains the increased amount required to keep its lorries fuelled. With no further financial figures provided, the scale of the wider effect on the business is not clear. However, the comparison with 2025 shows how quickly fuel costs have increased for the Shropshire operator.
What happens next
Dulson Training’s position will depend in part on how diesel prices develop, but the available information does not indicate what future prices or business decisions may follow. For now, the firm is continuing to operate while absorbing the higher cost of filling its vehicles.