As the UK recovers from the recent political campaigns, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on some aspects of the many discussions held up and down the country. Uncertainty and instability have been key words to describe the outcome of a potential hung parliament and such an outcome would have had serious consequences for…
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In my last blog I discussed leaving the Army. This time round I’d like to offer some thoughts on the challenges of establishing a business unit in the Defence market. It’s not easy, of that there is no doubt, and I guess I would summarise what you need to start with in the following few…
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My role in Microlise is to plan the projects across three main themes – customer projects, new product developments and supporting our current customer base. In order to achieve these goals we have adopted SCRUM and are using this Agile framework within the Scaled Agile Framework. I first used Scrum over 5 years ago and…
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On the 6th April, two speed limit changes come into force across England and Wales for all heavy good vehicles over 7.5 tonnes. The change was first announced last summer and related to single carriageway roads, with the change on dual carriage way roads also later announced, to come into force at the same time.…
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Last year, we were excited to announce that Tata Motors – the world’s fifth largest manufacturer of heavy goods vehicles – had become Microlise’s latest OEM partner. The deal also represented our first move into the Indian market. Since that time, we have been working closely with our colleagues at Tata Motors to develop the next…
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Leaving the Army is a daunting prospect for some of those serving and facing an end to their time in uniform. For many the Army life is the only one they have ever known and the thought of having to get a ‘real job’ can be a scary one indeed. I took this big step…
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As the world continues to recover from the worst economic downturn in recent times, 2015 sees the start of a year of significant industrial and political transition. For example electioneering in the UK has already started with the possibility of a fresh start with a new Government in May. Key issues facing the country, industry…
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Last week, David Cameron announced a £15bn government programme to improve and develop the road infrastructure of the UK. This investment, should it happen following a Conservative win at the next general election, would focus on key problem roads that often see congestion and delays. Undoubtedly a positive announcement for transport operators, any support for…
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With the CPC driver training deadline passing earlier this month, the DVSA has moved to remind drivers that they are no longer allowed to drive 7.5 tonne trucks professionally – regardless of whether their license includes the C1 entitlement. Driving licenses issued prior to 1996 include this entitlement, but with the new CPC rules coming…
Read blogThis year’s Microlise Transport Conference provided a showcase for the industry as a whole Several hundred users and potential users of telematics and fleet management systems gathered this year at the Microlise Transport Conference, which has become a significant event in the telematics calendar. Although the fleet operators who spoke were all using Microlise systems,…
Read blogVarious optional enhancements have been added to the Microlise range of vehicle telematics and tracking systems. Among them is contextual speed tracking. Every time a tracked vehicle reports into the Microlise Fleet Performance system, the system looks up the posted road speed for that stretch of road, and compares it to the speed reported from…
Read blogBibby Distribution is fitting vehicle telematics systems throughout its transport fleet. A total of 450 tractor units, all of them MAN TGX 440 models, are due to be equipped with Microlise equipment as they come into service over the next 18 months, replacing all Bibby’s existing core fleet. The first 55 of the new vehicles…
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