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DVSA opens smart tachograph trial
DVSA opens smart tachograph remote interrogation trial Sensing technology that can identify if an HGV driver is flouting tacho laws without the...
Cut fuel bills with different axle ratios
Fleets could cut fuel bills by specifying different axle ratios Research by Allison Transmission has revealed that many commercial vehicle...
Green hydrogen key to net-zero challenge
Green hydrogen key to net-zero challenge but transport sector faces toughest ever times, FORS delegates warned Former transport minister for London...
Cut fuel duty says Logistics UK
Logistics UK repeats call for cut in fuel duty Logistics UK wants an immediate 6p per litre cut in fuel duty and said it would save hauliers £2,424...
Do you transport goods in Europe?
Do you transport goods in Europe? From 21st May 2022, there have been new rules for transporting goods in vans in Europe... You need a standard...
Goodbye Paper Applications
So long to applications on paper Paper applications for major applications will no longer be accepted from 1 August 2022. We are told this has been...
Government could
base HGV Levy on emissions
Government considers basing new HGV Levy on emissions The Government has published proposals to replace the suspended HGV Levy with an...
DVSA updates on vehicle defects from April 2022
The DVSA announce updates on vehicle defects guidelines from April 2022 The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced several updates...
Fuel Duty Cut in Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Cut in fuel duty welcome but misses an opportunity, RHA claims The RHA has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a 5 pence per litre cut in fuel...
Implementation & Training
Consultant
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Magic Internet Technologies Ltd a rapidly expanding technology company at the cutting edge of new technology...
Hauliers need
details of border changes now
Hauliers need details of July border control changes now and not at “last minute”, warns Logistics UK The government must avoid a “last minute”...
ATF Slam DVSA
for Ban on Private Testers
ATF operators slam government decision to open new sites while ban on private testers continues Eight new authorised testing facilities (ATFs) have...
Truckfile lays the foundation for CRS Building Supplies
CRS Building Supplies has joined the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Earned Recognition scheme, with the help of Truckfile digital fleet...
Summary of the Changes of How the OCRS System Works
Summary of the Changes to How the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) System Works Changes have come into place regarding how the Operator...
2021 – A Year of Changes in the Transport Industry
2021 – A Year of Symbolic Changes in the Transport Industry Looking back as we come to the end of the year, everyone will agree that it has been...
Collard Group
skips forward with Truckfile
Waste management specialist Collard Group has revolutionised its workshop and fleet management, with the help of industry-leading digital systems...
Careers: Implementation & Training Consultant
Implementation & Training Consultant (Automotive Software & Services) This is a fantastic opportunity to join Magic Internet Technologies...
DVSA announces
Earned Recognition changes
DVSA has announced the digital maintenance reporting requirements for its Earned Recognition scheme have changed. Earned Recognition...
Grist Environmental stays ahead with Truckfile
Founded in 1973 with a single vehicle, Grist Environmental has grown to become one of the leading waste management businesses in the South West....
Voice-Enabled Maintenance and Inspection Solutions
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with Phil Jarrett, commercial director of Dakota Integrated Solutions, and Paul Whittingham, operations...
Rockmount
aims high
with Truckfile
Rockmount is part of the Ballyvesey Holdings group, which has interests across a number of sectors with the transport and related industries. The...
Truckfile
spreads its workshop web
Truckfile digital management systems can make a huge positive contribution to efficient fleet and workshop operation – but there are times when an...
Truckfile &
Dakota Join Forces With Voice
Truckfile & Dakota Join Forces To Create Voice-Directed Maintenance & Inspection Solution Truckfile is delighted to announce that it...
ABE Transport looks forward with Truckfile
Herefordshire-based ABE Transport is enjoying smooth and easy recording of all vehicle maintenance data thanks to Truckfile digital workshop and...
Rygor Commercials gear up with Truckfile
Leading Mercedes-Benz Dealer Rygor Commercials is making ever more use of Truckfile digital workshop and fleet management systems, to help its...
Will Uber decision change driver status forever?
As the Uber decision to accept the Supreme Court's ruling that their taxi drivers are ‘workers’ rather than ‘self employed’ reverberates around the...
Truck Doctor work smarter with Truckfile
Established in 2012, Truck Doctor grew from Alan Phillips’ previous business – a bus and coach company. Initially intended to maintain its own...
What is the DVSA Earned Recognition Scheme?
The Earned Recognition Scheme just might be the best-kept secret in the road transport industry. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency scheme has...
Staples Vegetables earn DVSA recognition
Staples farms more than 10,000 acres of prime growing land across the UK and uses its fleet of top-weight tractor units, mostly hauling refrigerated...
International Operations in the Post Brexit age
Television pictures of hundreds of trucks parked in Kent because they could not get into France in time for Christmas did not paint a rosy picture...
The Direct Vision Standard
From 1 March, HGVs operating in or entering Greater London will need to meet Transport for London’s (TfL) Direct Vision Standard (DVS) requirements....
Truckfile partner with UK provider of geotab
Two of Britain’s leading providers of transportation technology have joined forces to help provide transport operators with increased support and...
