UK “big four” supermarket Morrisons has deployed a new telematics solution across 545 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in order to reduce fuel costs and cut carbon emissions. The new solution, based on Fleet Performance and Journey Management products from telematics platform provider Microlise, has been deployed within six weeks of order including integration to Paragon’s…
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Registration is now open for the 2016 Microlise Transport Conference, taking place on 18 May at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The free-to-attend conference attracted over 1,000 delegates in 2015 and, says Microlise, is expected to prove equally popular next year.
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The Microlise Transport Conference, now a key date in the transport & logistics industry calendar, looks set to attract more than a thousand delegates once again next year when the event takes place at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena on the 18 May, 2016. The conference, which includes a full day’s programme supported by focused workshops and…
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Middle East business media site Zawya has reported MAN Truck & Bus’s launch of a new generation telematics solution called MAN EcoStyle which is based on the Microlise platform, for its customers in the Middle East and Africa. The official launch for the Middle East was at the Big 5 collocated PMV Live show in…
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MAN Truck & Bus Middle East & Africa has announced today at The Big 5 show in Dubai that it is to launch a next generation telematics solution, based on the Microlise platform, for customers in the Middle East and Africa. Microlise and MAN Truck & Bus already have a long-standing partnership in the UK…
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Essex-based Heavy Goods Vehicle operator ATL Haulage has begun implementation of Microlise’s Fleet Performance telematics solution across 75 vehicles to establish a new driver incentive programme. The company, which operates from all major ports in the UK, has already begun fitting the solution. Once fully implemented, it will improve the performance of the entire fleet…
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UK builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has invested in new technology for its fleet of drivers, allowing the organisation to keep more accurate information on delivery success. Using the Microlise ePOD solution on Zebra Technologies’ TC55 pocket-sized Android mobile devices, the system includes task management, driver communications and access to site notes and manifest information. Read…
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Travis Perkins plc has selected an electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD) solution from Microlise, operating on Android, for a new rollout on over 2,150 devices across its delivery fleet. The builders’ merchant operates 20 businesses across the UK and owns 19 separate brands within its portfolio. The rollout is part of an ongoing strategy to…
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Half of UK haulage industry decisionmakers think leaving the European Union would have a negative impact on the sector, a survey has found. The poll, carried out among more than 800 delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference in Coventry and contained in the post-event report, showed only a fifth thought an exit would be positive,…
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At this year’s Conservative Party Conference the Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is giving delegates the chance to take part in a Truck Driving Challenge at their stand, 53. Challengers will be able to see if they have the high skill levels required to drive a heavy goods vehicle. The RHA is calling for all MPs…
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B&Q is working with Microlise to improve its home delivery service by using telematics to anticipate and combat problems. The DIY retailer has selected the telematics software for 185 home delivery vehicles, run by BRS, which will allow real time monitoring of loads out for delivery. If any problems arise, or the load is delayed,…
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