Compliance vs. Optimising Efficiency
Posted by AndrewT on 15th May 2015
Compliance management practices can transform the customer experience.
Techniques for optimising road transport operations have become critical in meeting the increasing demands of customs and reduci
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Accidents on Motorways involving foreign HGVs up 14%
Posted by AndrewT on 8th May 2015
Collisions on motorways involving foreign HGVs have increased 14% since 2012 according to statistics from Accident Exchange.
The M25 had more foreign HGV accidents than any other road in the UK, hard
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New DVSA Guide to Load Security
Posted by AndrewT on 22nd Apr 2015
Load security should be of primary concern for all commercial road transport operators. Effective load securing prevents goods from falling onto roads and ensures that the goods arrive undamaged.
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Free Guide to GB Domestic Drivers' Hours Rules
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Apr 2015
Download our free guide to GB Domestic drivers' hours. If you want help in managing your compliance with drivers’ hours (EU or GB) see Smartanalysis, the leading tachograph analysis and compliance man
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Undercover police HGV film HGV driver offences
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Apr 2015
North Yorkshire Police officers driving an un-liveried HGV drove alongside HGVs and found that almost ten per cent of the HGV drivers observed were committing offences.
86 offences were recorded agai
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Simplified guidance on EU rules on drivers’ hours and working time
Posted by AndrewT on 2nd Apr 2015
Simplified but far from simple.
The Department for Transport have published a new 23 page guide to simplify the EU drivers’ hours and working time rules. You can download a copy here.
These rules de
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Have your say on EU Tachograph regulations
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Mar 2015
On 4 February 2014 the European Commission published EU Regulation 165/2014 (the new Regulation) on tachographs in road transport. The Regulation can be found here.
This new Regulation, takes effec
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Free EU Drivers' Hours Law Guide
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Mar 2015
Download our free guide to EU Drivers' Hours Law. If you want help in managing your compliance with drivers' hours see Smartanalysis, the leading tachograph analysis and compliance management Software
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HGV drivers offences
Posted by AndrewT on 27th Feb 2015
What are the most common offences for HGV drivers? How might they be avoided?
See below HGV drivers offences from 2013 vs 2014 in numbers. Download a PDF of HGV Driver offences here.
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Ramping up drivers’ hours enforcement in EU
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Feb 2015
EU laws regarding tachographs and drivers’ hours are ineffective if there is inadequate enforcement of them. In the UK the DVSA and Police are responsible for enforcement of the regulations that apply
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Abolition of the photocard licence counterpart
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Feb 2015
What does this mean for employers of professional drivers?
The Department for Transport is making an important change to driving licences that will impact HGV and PCV drivers and the companies that e
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Do we need more Police Officers dedicated to Traffic enforcement?
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Feb 2015
According to the RAC the number of Police Officers dedicated to enforcing traffic offences in England and Wales has been cut by 1,279 (23%) in the last five years. 43 forces reduced their Traffic Off
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Over 50% of HGV drivers on M5/M6 exceeded drivers’ hours in 12 months
Posted by AndrewT on 2nd Jan 2015
In a year-long operation on the M5 between and J4 and the M6 between J6 for Spaghetti Junction and J14 more than 200 HGV drivers were found to have exceeded their permitted working drivers’ hours.
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