Following several intermediary milestones for the retrofitting of the smart tachograph version 2 (G2V2), the final deadline for heavy-duty vehicles has arrived
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Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce has been named in ARC Advisory Group’s Transportation Management Systems Global Market Research (2024 – 2029) report as the leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based hosting services for transportation management systems (TMS) and also as the leading provider of fleet management applications. The report encompasses planning and execution applications (freight moves involving a carrier) and fleet management applications (freight moves involving transportation assets owned by the company). Descartes was also named as one of the top firms in the planning
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New UK Government figures show a developing crisis in trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK as 10.8 per cent of retailers completely stopped sending goods to Northern Ireland in June. Almost three in 10 (29.6 per cent) of transport and storage sector companies say their volumes to the province fell during the month. Trump’s tariff wars may be grabbing the headlines but Brexit is still impacting trade more than five years on, says the international delivery expert Parcelhero. Strict new trade rules for goods sent from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
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Queclink Wireless Solutions, a global provider of IoT devices and hardware, will be addressing the importance of an effective fleet data strategy at the Telematics & Connected Mobility Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. The company’s UK Sales Director, Vernon Bonser, will join a panel of industry experts for the discussion – titled Navigating OEM and Aftermarket Data: Real-World Strategies, Trade-Offs, and What’s Next – to provide useful insight into selecting the right fleet data source. “There are many considerations when choosing between an OEM, aftermarket or hybrid data model, but many fleets are still unsure about
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Queclink Wireless Solutions, a global provider of IoT devices and hardware, has launched an asset and cargo monitoring tool for the logistics and material handling marketplace. The robust and compact Bluetooth beacon boasts advanced tracking, easy installation and long-life battery, making it ideal for a wide range of management and security applications within road transport and warehouse operations. “Our latest Bluetooth beacon provides a highly accurate and flexible solution that delivers real-time visibility of assets within the warehouse and distribution environment,” explains Vernon Bonser, UK Sales Director of Queclink Wireless Solutions. “These advanced tracking capabilities
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WTTL, a leading provider of professional transport training and driver development, has expanded its fleet with the delivery of an additional six Urban Box trailers from Krone Trailer UK. This latest acquisition brings the total number of Krone trailers in WTTL’s vehicle training fleet to seven and, says WTTL, represents another major milestone in the company’s strategic investment in high-quality, industry-relevant equipment. Operating from two depots —Bristol and Devizes—WTTL runs a fleet of six articulated vehicles and employs a team of 13 full-time trainers, to deliver a full range of vehicle, classroom and MHE courses
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Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released Descartes MacroPoint™ FraudGuard 2.0, the latest advancement in freight fraud technology designed to help shippers, freight brokers, and third-party logistics providers (3PL) safeguard their business against increasingly sophisticated fraud and cargo theft schemes. With new capabilities for pre-tender, pre-pickup and in-transit shipments, companies can maintain a high-performing, compliant carrier network, enhance the reliability of critical decision-making insights, and better detect and mitigate potential identity fraud or double brokering to avoid insurance, liability, and reputational risks. “The new FraudGuard release has fundamentally
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The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is concerned there won’t be sufficient HGV parking facilities built in support of Amazon’s four new fulfilment centres in the UK. Sites in Hull and Northampton will open in the next twelve months with two more due to be completed in east Midlands in 2027. But a lack of parking facilities in the plans means more truckers being left without safe and secure spaces overnight, and vulnerable to attacks by organised gangs. There are also plans for similar ventures for Greggs in Wellingborough (2027) and Tesco at DP World London
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A1 Group, a leading waste management, car spares and road transport specialist, has adopted an AI-powered video telematics and Progressive Safe System (PSS) solution from Ctrack to meet its driver safety and Direct Vision Standard (DVS) commitments. The company is rolling out Ctrack’s AI dashcam to a total of 110 commercial vehicles, having reduced driver distraction events by 40% since an initial installation at the beginning of this year. All vehicles over 12 tonnes that operate in London have also been fitted with an AI PSS to meet the latest DVS regulations. “The Ctrack
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The Road Haulage Association (RHA) in the UK has welcomed the Government’s announcement today (Tuesday 8 July) that key road projects in the Midlands and north of England will be allocated funding as part of a raft of measures to improve transport routes to boost growth. Richard Smith, RHA Managing Director, said: “The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine, the M60/M62/M66 Simister Island, and the A46 Newark Bypass ministers have earmarked for backing are key projects we identified as vital for our sector in our The Future of Roads report. We have campaigned for them to be given
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