I’ve just read the latest e-newsletter from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on the importance of lorries and road freight in our economy. Once again, it reminded me of the need for positive press around the great job that fleet operators do in keeping our nation fed, watered, clothed and fuelled. The…
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Last week I spoke at the very well attended RHA Compliance Conference. During the presentation (available below), I looked at the potential for technology to ensure compliance and lead to performance improvements across an operator’s business with tachograph data, vehicle walk around checks, compliance, driving style and safety all discussed. During the conference the DVSA also unveiled…
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With the migrant crisis in Calais – part of a wider problem facing Europe as a whole – now costing the road haulage industry in excess of £750,000 per day, the BBC today released a video featuring a driver, David James, as he travelled back to the UK from France through the port. The two-minute…
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This will be the final blog post about my Kilimanjaro fundraising climb. If you aren’t aware by now I have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for STEPS Charity which has, and continues to support my family, during the treatment of our youngest child William who was born with bilateral talipes. On Friday 24th July,…
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We are getting quite excited about the IRTE Conference, which takes place next month (17 September). You would be excused for thinking that the description of the morning keynote was more akin to describing a scene from Back to the Future II, where Marty McFly goes to the future where there are all sorts of…
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It’s been going on for years. Yet progress on the HGV driver shortage crisis took another knock last week when the government rejected standards for a Trailblazer HGV driving apprenticeship for a third time. Last year the then transport secretary warned, with six weeks to go to Christmas, that the public should make sure they…
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This blog article will be my final one before I travel out to Tanzania to climb the highest free standing mountain in the world. I am climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for STEPS Charity which has supported, and continues to support, my family during the treatment of our youngest child William who was born…
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One summer’s day last week, a group of fleet managers and field service stakeholders descended on the Milbrook Proving Ground as we launched Clear, our brand new product, designed specifically for the field service and fleet sectors. Motoring aficionado Quentin Willson hosted the event which, alongside a healthy dose of competition, also featured speakers from…
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South Korean electronics company Samsung is known as an innovator, having brought many technological developments to market over the years. Its approach to safety on trucks is apparently no exception. Samsung has recently begun trialling rear-mounted video screens on the back of its trucks. A camera is placed on the front of the truck, and…
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At the recent Microlise Transport Conference, Chief Executive of the FTA, David Wells, spoke to delegates about the potential for success when data was used collaboratively. Big Data has been a “buzz term” for some time, relating to how large amounts of data can be used to provide intelligence and insight into a range of…
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