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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Industry magazine Motor Transport has released its hotly anticipated Top 100 for 2018, highlighting that eight of the top 100 road transport operators in the UK now exceed £1bn turnover. The top three positions remain unchanged with Royal Mail, DHL and XPO Logistics together accounting for almost £14bn of revenues between them. The biggest mover in…
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As an official Zebra Technologies partner in the UK, we want to make our customers aware of two brand new devices launched very recently and soon available to Microlise customers. The Zebra TC57 and TC77 Touch Computer are new and build on the TC56 and TC75 devices which have been available for some time. The TC5x…
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Microlise Product Director Stephen Watson and Data Architect Wayne Chandler have addressed a packed auditorium of data scientists and IT experts at Big Data London 2018. The pair, who have been integral in developing Microlise’s Big Data capabilities, were invited to London’s Olympia to speak in the Data-Driven LDN theatre. Big Data London is a two-day…
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The Senior Traffic Commissioner’s guidance documents have been updated this month – with a number of key changes transport operators should be aware of. They’ve been amended following a consultation with industry and stakeholders. The revisions include: new guidance on the importance of continuous professional development clearer guidance on what will happen if someone uses…
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Graduates form an important part of our recruitment process. At Microlise we’re always on the lookout for talented software developers to work with new technologies and tools in our quest to innovate and build industry-leading products. Our developers work with some of the latest tools like docker, hadoop and Xamarin. We know that technology advances…
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According to a report released by the National Audit Office there are risks to UK border operations if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement on 29 March 2019. And it says that even with a withdrawal agreement, significant challenges lie ahead to ensure the UK border is fully functioning. Ongoing political uncertainty and…
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It’s the Conservative Conference again and at least two extraordinary things happened as the party political event climaxed with the Prime Minister’s speech. Firstly, the PM “boogied” on to the stage to the unmistakable Swedish melodies of Abba – not something you see every day, every conference, or even every decade. And secondly she committed…
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It’s been two years since FORS released an update to its bronze, silver and gold standards – but the time has come for v5.0 which is being released this month to take effect in fleet audits from 14 January 2019. One noteworthy introduction is the bronze requirement for transport operators to have counter terrorism policies…
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So that’s it then… we’re off to Zambia for Transaid’s big cycle challenge in two days. That is, me, and a team of seven other Microlise colleagues including all sorts of characters from marketing, software development, field engineering and sales. Putting my name on the list as a potential Microlise “athlete” in early 2017, I was fairly…
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