• Paragon mapping feature enhances routing and scheduling software

    Published On: Thursday 14 September 2017

    Paragon Software Systems has announced new enhancements to its routing and scheduling system, meaning that mapping images can now be embedded into manifest and debrief documents, to provide added guidance [...]

  • DfT platooning trial sparks national debate

    Published On: Tuesday 12 September 2017

    The news announced last month that the Department for Transport (DfT) is to fund a trial of platooning lorries on UK roads was received with varying degrees of enthusiasm from [...]

  • DVSA steps up fight against illegal waste transport

    Published On: Tuesday 12 September 2017

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has launched a new intelligence-sharing initiative with the Environment Agency, to help better coordinate enforcement surrounding the illegal carriage of waste. Under a [...]

  • Safety matters

    Published On: Tuesday 12 September 2017

    Sergio Barata, general manager, EMEA at transport software specialist Telogis, discusses how operators can use technology to create a culture of safety across their fleets A recent study from the [...]

  • Oiling efficiency

    Published On: Monday 11 September 2017

    Karl Rudman, business development manager at Petro-Canada Lubricants Europe, discusses the role lubricants can play in improving fuel economy In today’s marketplace, business and operating conditions are undoubtedly becoming tougher [...]

  • PPL upgrades vehicle fleet with CCTV and side sensors

    Published On: Monday 11 September 2017

    An award-winning logistics firm, and member of the Pall-Ex network, is investing in a raft of new safety measures across its entire fleet. London-based Premier Palletised Ltd (PPL) is equipping [...]

  • Creating a connected logistical network

    Published On: Monday 11 September 2017

    Tom Blackie, head of automotive at RealVNC, says commercial fleets are increasingly embracing technologies pioneered in the IT industry to navigate the challenges ahead A number of recent trends in [...]

  • RHA secures HMRC concession on overnight allowances

    Published On: Sunday 10 September 2017

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) says it has won what it has called a significant concession from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on the process by which truck drivers claim [...]

  • International transport faces Brexit ‘cliff-edge’

    Published On: Saturday 9 September 2017

    In order to assure the continued smooth running of international transport operations, the UK has until March 2019 to either create the infrastructure that will allow it to continue to [...]