The FTA and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) have launched the Good Practice Guide for COVID-19, to share practical advice from member organisations to support transport operators and logistics businesses to restart their operations safely, effectively and quickly post lockdown.
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Ensuring the safety of employees and customers has been top of mind at Microlise as we have continued to deliver essential engineering support services to our customers during the current COVID-19 crisis. Despite the pandemic, Microlise field staff made 50% of ‘normal’ service and install visits during April, when compared with figures in February, which…
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Following another recent bridge strike in Warwickshire, Network Rail has once again warned hauliers to check the height of their vehicles. In the incident, significant damage was caused to a bridge in Leamington Spa, with the bridge and road needing to be closed. Marc Vipham, Network Rail route asset manager said bridge strikes like this…
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Market-leading technology from Microlise is supporting the increasing need for social distancing and low contact for front line staff in the transport and logistics sector.
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Our latest Product Release includes our new Blind Spot Camera Solution which, when fitted in conjunction with other required items, offers a solution to operators looking to gain a DVS permit to operate in London from October. Another addition, namely our Remaining Driving Time feature, helps transport managers to stay compliant and make better informed decisions around whether drivers have sufficient hours to carry out additional work.
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We were pleased to see that two Microlise customers featured recently in a great video published by BBC Breakfast, as part of its Keeping Britain Moving series. The video centres on Microlise customer Eddie Stobart, and it’s role in supporting supermarkets in keeping stores stocked with the essential goods people need, as well as Tesco…
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The Department For Transport (DfT) has announced the temporary removal of the D4 medical for truck and bus drivers whose licences have expired since 1 January 2020 or are due to expire during 2020.
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Times like this show us just how important access to healthcare is, which is why we are proud to support Transaid in the fight against malaria in rural Zambia. With our support, Transaid has been hard at work on the MAMaZ Against Malaria (MAM) programme in Zambia. MAM is reducing child mortality from severe malaria…
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Microlise is delighted to be shortlisted for its Planning & Optimisation solution in the Motor Transport Awards 2020 – Innovation category.
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The government is to suspend all Clean Air Zones until at least January 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebecca Pow, a junior minister at the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), says the move will provide “certainty” to the commercial fleet industry. In her recent letter to David Wells, the…
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The Government has confirmed ‘Essential Work’ status for the logistics sector during the Covid-19 crisis. This recognises the essential work of all those who work across the logistics supply chain including distribution centres and not just for food and medical suppliers.
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The Senior Traffic Commissioner recently issued a Statutory Document that sets out how they are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Great Britain.
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