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The study, among companies operating vehicles of 3.5 tonnes or more, revealed risk of prosecution for tachograph offences was a growing concern for 46% of companies. A fifth (20%) said infringements had been recorded against them in the last three years. Convictions for drivers’ hours violations and tachograph offences can lead to fines of up […]

Data from the 331,000 vehicles plus that subscribe to Fleetmatics’ services reveals that vehicles operating without a fleet management solution will idle for 96 minutes per day, on average. The firm adds that by implementing a GPS fleet tracking solution, SME fleet owners can reduce vehicle idle time by 25% on average, or 24 minutes […]

The Yeti will be used by dog handler Duncan Carmichael to transport highly trained fire investigation dog, Billy, as they attend the aftermath of suspicious blazes to collect evidence.  As well as assisting fire investigators and police in identifying arson and ensuring that evidence is properly recovered to assist in prosecution, the duo also attend […]

As a result of the partnership, Masternaut’s telematics solutions will now benefit from an enhanced interface which can be configured to reflect multiple user preferences. The new system was trialled by work-wear rental and cleaning specialist Micronclean, which was looking to streamline its logistics operations. Working with MapMechanics, Micronclean installed Masternaut’s vehicle tracking system across […]

In addition to looking at the top line numbers such as the daily or monthly rental rate, the company is advising all van-using businesses to pay closer attention to other key areas including vehicle downtime, damage, and the presence of required features, such as Bluetooth and internal racking. According to Enterprise, vehicle downtime is one […]

FMG has managed the contract since the NVRM was inaugurated in 2008. Following a competitive tender process, the company has been awarded a new three-year contract, which will run from autumn 2013, with optional extensions for four further years. The contract covers 4,300 miles of motorways and significant A-roads and will be worth £34.5m over seven […]

Intended to cover best practice and the impact of changing legislation, the seminars will focus on a wide range of fleet management issues. As well as CPC compliance, these will also include: fuel cost management, changes to company car benefit-in-kind taxation up to 2016/17 and the forthcoming introduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Directors’ Reports) Regulations […]

Overall, FTA members, as employers of professional drivers, have stated their support for the introduction of fixed penalty offences, but believe that there is the need for an overarching strategy which will provide guidance on the standard of evidence required, ensuring that the same judgements are applied across the country and so will avoid a “‘postcode […]

Some typical examples of careless driving under the new rules include overtaking on the inside, “tailgating”, emerging from a side road into the path of another vehicle, tuning a car radio and middle lane hogging. In situations where the owner of a vehicle fails to identify the driver when an offence was committed, the fine […]

Prior to the introduction of the Optimatics software, M2 operations managers had to rely on heavily manual processes to track, schedule or close off jobs with engineers. According to M2, the customer services team was fielding an average of 700 calls a day, many of which were from the engineers calling in to check for […]

Northern Commercials has acquired the trade and assets of Stormont Truck & Van, with Stormont’s network of four dealerships to be re-branded as Northern Commercials sites. The change of name makes Northern Commercials one of the largest Iveco dealers in the UK, with the former Stormont dealerships in Brighton, Dunstable, Northampton and Tonbridge joining with […]