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Get your tickets now for the BIFA Awards

Get your tickets now for the BIFA Awards

Posted by AndrewT on 7th Dec 2016

Tickets for the 28th annual British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards ceremony luncheon to be held at The Brewery, London on Thursday 19th January 2017 are on sale now. … Read more
No excuse for concealing excessive driving hours

No excuse for concealing excessive driving hours

Posted by AndrewT on 1st Dec 2016

The Traffic Commissioners Office has called on operators and transport managers to be extra vigilant over drivers using more than one card to hide excessive drivers’ hours. The London and South East … Read more
25% of motorists admit to driving while tired

25% of motorists admit to driving while tired

Posted by AndrewT on 25th Nov 2016

According to resent research conducted to coincide with Road Safety Week almost one in four drivers admit to driving while tired with men more prone to do so than women. The research looked at distra … Read more
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Disqualified for three years

Posted by AndrewT on 24th Oct 2016

The director of a food wholesaling business that committed a number of drivers’ hours, overloading and Driver CPC offences has been disqualified from holding an Operator’s licence for three years. An … Read more
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Gwent Police targeting HGV driving offences

Posted by fionastewart on 19th Aug 2016

Operations by Gwent Police to crackdown on offending HGV drivers resulted in four vehicles being sized over four days. The Gwent force were seeking to reduce incidents that involve vehicles over 7.5 t … Read more
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Road transport operator infringement classifications

Posted by fionastewart on 11th Jul 2016

Road transport operators of all sizes need to comply with complex rules and regulations. However, infringements can happen. What do the authorities consider to be the most and least serious offences a … Read more
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Be ready for Earned Recognition

Posted by fionastewart on 9th Jun 2016

The authorities want to focus on the seriously and serially non-compliant operators, however they have to do that within their resourcing limits. Following a trial in 2015 the DVSA have now indicated … Read more
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No excuses for drivers’ hours offences

Posted by fionastewart on 21st Apr 2016

The Traffic commissioner for London and the South East, Nick Denton has called on road transport operators to manage their digital tachograph downloads or face the consequences. The TC said there is … Read more
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DVSA continue to focus on non-compliant operators

Posted by fionastewart on 21st Apr 2016

The DVSA has recently published its plan for 2016. The agency wants to continue discussions on how to improve the service it provides to meet the needs of commercial road transport operators. It will … Read more
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Get your SmartAlerts on a new Smartwatch for free!

Posted by fionastewart on 1st Apr 2016

Descartes will be demonstrating the new SmartAlerts enhancement to Smartanalysis, the industry leading tachograph analysis software and SmartLicence, online driving licence verification, on Stand 4H20 … Read more
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Is enforcement of driver’s hours working?

Posted by fionastewart on 23rd Mar 2016

Figures reported in February this year reveal that prosecutions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences fell by almost 30% in 2015. Figures disclosed in recent parliamentary question and answer se … Read more
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Introduction of the Smart Tachograph in the EU

Posted by AndrewT on 6th Jan 2016

Progress is being made on the introduction of the Smart Tachograph in the EU. The Regulation (EU) N°165/2014 adopted in February 2014 by the European Parliament and the Council assumes the introducti … Read more
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Do you know the risk profile of your drivers?

Posted by AndrewT on 9th Nov 2015

While the abolition of the paper counterpart may be causing short term disruption for some, having the ability to automatically and routinely check drivers licence details against the DVLA records onl … Read more
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Happy Birthday Driver CPC!

Posted by AndrewT on 18th Sep 2015

It’s been a year since the deadline for existing HGV drivers to complete their first block of 35 hours of Driver CPC training. Happy birthday Driver CPC! HGV, bus and coach drivers are required to do … Read more