The introduction of low emission and clean air zones across the UK has been a contentious issue for some time. Hauliers have once again been targeted as part of efforts to reduce the environmental impact of transport in cities, despite the fact that modern Euro 6 vehicles are amongst the greenest on the road.
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In line with our schedule of monthly product releases, we’re pleased to have made available to customers version 19.3 of our solution. This release includes a range of product enhancements and modifications, giving customers additional features and functionality to support the running of their fleet operations. Within Fleet Performance, we’ve updated the user interface for…
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Whether it’s driving efficiency improvements in today’s logistics operations or providing the backbone for a new generation of self-driving trucks, real-time connectivity has become as essential as the fuel in the truck.
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In a campaign aimed at reducing the number of incidents involving commercial vehicles on the UK’s roads, Highways England is engaging more closely with truck drivers and operators as part of its Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention programme.
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A new online club for HGV Drivers has launched aimed at making their lives a little easier with all of the information they need in one place. Called Miles More, the club has been set up to put its HGV driver members in control, rather than the advertisers of jobs and service providers. The aim…
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New provisional data released by the Department for Transport (DfT) indicates that the number of reported drink-drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain has reached its highest level in almost a decade. The figures for 2017, released in February, reveal that an estimated 290 deaths were attributable to accidents where one of the drivers was over…
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As we all know, at least one daily walkaround check of an HGV must be made every 24 hours, usually before the vehicle is driven. Now, DVSA has published a new leaflet, outlining all the checks that should be made in the daily driver walkaround inspection. The leaflet, which is an update to a previous…
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The government has published its Clean Air Strategy 2019 which includes a full section dedicated to the actions to be taken to reduce emissions from transport. The document goes well beyond this and also covers the UK’s strategy to secure clean growth and innovation, protect the nation’s health and the environment. It also outlines the…
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A 6-week public consultation period on the proposed Direct Vision Standard has begun, which will effect all operators with vehicles travelling into or out of London. Transport for London (TfL) says that DVS will remove the most unsafe HGVs from London’s roads, making them safer and reducing injuries and collisions. In 2017 around 4,000 people were…
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DVSA has extended the deadline for hauliers to apply for a European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) permit until 11.59 pm on 18 January 2019. An ECMT permit will provide continued access to EU markets whatever the outcome of negotiations. In October DVSA advised British hauliers operating in Europe to apply for the permit, to allow…
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This blog was originally published in Motion Magazine. Leo Kearse, Scottish comedian of the year 2017, summed it up when he said, “Brexit was like the UK got drunk and accidentally unfriended Europe on Facebook”. It’s all a bit of a shambles isn’t it. Some of the 51.9% who voted to leave say that if they…
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Are you a user of Microlise telematics products? Are you worried you’re not getting the most from using the Microlise system? Are you and your team fully trained in using the system? Do benefits like fuel savings dip as transport office staff change? The new Microlise Knowledge Portal is now live and may be the answer.…
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