Overcoming the Rest Gap: Why Drivers Fail to Take Sufficient Breaks and How to Address It
In the fast-paced world of transportation, drivers play a crucial role in ensuring
the timely de
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Thousands of road transport operators across the UK and Europe trust SmartCompliance to keep them legal and on the road. Join them, and you’ll find that our solutions are not only faster, safer and smarter but will also save you time, money and potential headaches. With legislation becoming ever more complex and with penalties for non-compliance that could ruin a business, the real question is: can you afford not to?
Smartanalysis is Descartes’ industry leading tachograph analysis software. It is used to analyse over 1.3 million tachograph records each and every month. Descartes is a DVSA earned recognition validated IT supplier for KPIs for drivers’ hours with Smartanalysis. Sign-up to SmartAnalysis Pre-pay and save yourself time and money. Existing Smartanalysis tachograph analysis users can log in to the service here.
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Sign-up to SmartAnalysis, tachograph analysis for just £40 per driver per year and get 14 months subscription for the price of 12 months at SmartAnalysis Pre-pay. If you have more than 10 drivers you can create a Pay-As-You-Go account for Smartanalysis tachograph analysis or SmartLicence licence verification.
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Key considerations when selecting a compliance management software supplier
Tachograph analysis software is
now widely available from a variety of suppliers, and the produc
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Application Denied – ‘History of non-compliance’
The DVSA recently rejected
a new application from previous licence holder who had their licence
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Which Operators Licence do I need?
Read on to view the three
types of O-Licences available in the UK and the differences between th
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HGV Driver Films DVSA Inspection Experience
25-year-old
James, who goes by @truckinwithjames on Instagram and TikTok, recently filmed
his ex
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The Consequences from a lack of compliance – 2 Year Disqualification
Operator receives a two-year disqualification as an Operator and Transport Manager from DTC (Depu
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3 Ways To Support Your Drivers Mental Health
How often do you ask your drivers how they are?
This is just one of the ways you can open up c
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Yet Another Bridge Strike
HGV driver accused of
driving an unsafe lorry collided with the Greenock Bridge in Inverclyde,
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Hefty fine for haulier whose truck sped at 110km with cracked brake disc
A haulier was hit with a €15,000 fine after their driver was caught speeding with a cracked bra
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30% Increase in Speeding HGVs
The number of HGV drivers caught speeding on motorways in 2021 increased by 30% from the previo
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Is tyre management more important than ever?
Over the past few years there has been more focus on all aspects of heavy vehicle maintenance, it
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“At J.O'Doherty Haulage we take compliance matters extremely seriously and use SmartAnalysis to manage our compliance with drivers' hours and tachograph data. It is easy to use and helps us focus on the areas that need our attention to maintain a compliant operation.”
James O'DohertyUSES
Waste management, plant hire and haulage for the construction industry.
“We have pretty much moved everything from paper to digital, which makes it so much easier and robust when we have our audits.”
Jeff Pryce, Transport Compliance ManagerUSES
Road haulage company, based in Herefordshire, offering local and national distribution of all consignments from a single pallet to a full load.
“Descartes’ SmartAnalysis tachograph analysis service is like having your own PA for compliance management and reporting. As a busy Transport Manager SmartAnalysis makes my task of running a compliant and safe road transport operation easier.”
Jeff Keating, Transport ManagerUSES
Claybank Transport Ltd first signed up to SmartAnalysis with the Pre-pay program in March 2020.
“Descartes process data from our 280 digital and analogue tachographs. Implementation of Smartanalysis was seamless, and the reports have been set up to meet our exact requirements.”
John Bain, Finance DirectorUSES
ARR Craib Transport Ltd has a turnover in excess of £40 million and operates over 200 vehicles and 500 trailers, with an exemplary record on safety and legal compliance.
“SmartLicence ensures that we have a system and process in place for ensuring drivers hold a valid licence.”
Chris Brown, Fleet ServicesUSES
Denbigshire County Council cover an area from the North Wales coastal resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn down through the Vale of Clwyd, as far as Corwen and the popular tourist town of Llangollen.
“Before using Descartes Smartanalysis, managing compliance for our large and widely dispersed fleet in Europe was a time-consuming and labour-intensive operation for Gist.”
Ken Clarke, Head of Transport Operations in EuropeUSES
Gist provides innovative bespoke supply chain solutions that deliver cost savings, environmental benefits and competitive advantage.
“We provide our customers with Smartanalysis simply because it is the best and most easily accessible system on the market.”
Scott Robison, Business Development ManagerUSES
Graham Robison Transport (GRT) is a transport consultancy & training organisation specialising in all aspects of road transport legislation and compliance.
“I would have no hesitation in recommending Smartanalysis to any company wishing to keep on the good side of VOSA.”
Stewart Dalziel, DirectorUSES
Immingham Transport Limited has developed into one of the largest privately owned transport and warehousing providers in the Humber region.
“We have used Smartanalysis since 2007 and found it to be the best solution for managing compliance.”
David Seaton MIRTE MSOE MIMI – Fleet Engineer, NFTUSES
NFT is a market leader in the provision of time critical, chilled logistics services to food and drink manufacturers and grocery retailers.
“The Smartanalysis system provides us with a comprehensive solution that allows us to analyse, in full detail, how our drivers are complying with the regulations.”
Ian Walsh, MInsTA - Business Sector Transport ManagerUSES
PHS Datashred is one of the UK's leading providers of on-site and off-site shredding services for confidential data destruction, helping companies across the UK achieve Data Protection Act compliance.
“Smartanalysis has removed the burden of managing our compliance. The reports give me everything I need so I can spend my time on the business.”
Tina Harrison, DirectorUSES
Redlynch Leisure is a small family business that has been providing specialised construction services since 1997.
“Smartanalysis™ is now providing us with a better understanding of our business and where efficiencies and improvements can be made to further streamline our business operations.”
Mike Wallaard, Compliance Consultant, Staples VegetablesUSES
Independent farming company, Staples Vegetables achieved the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency’s (DVSA) Earned Recognition accreditation with KPIs from Smartanalysis. Staples Vegetables is an organisation highly committed to sustainability and efficiency.
“We’ve always been very impressed by the service level Descartes has offered us in the many years we have worked with them. Descartes can’t be beaten when it comes to its solutions, service and costs.”
John Burbridge, Group Quality and Compliance ManagerUSES
Turners is one of the largest haulage companies in the UK operating over 1000 vehicles and 1400 trailers from 32 locations.
“Smartanalysis it is what it says it is ‘Smart’. The system has benefited our company with cost savings across many areas.”
Jon Goodaker, Transport Operations ManagerUSES
Virginia International Logistics is based in Ireland, they have been inexistence since the 1980s, and in that time their fleet has grown to over 80 articulated trucks and 300 trailers.