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
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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
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Would your drivers tell you about receiving points on their driving licence?
Posted by fionastewart on 22nd Feb 2016
According to research conducted on behalf of RAC Insurance the answer is probably no as almost 9 out of 10 motorists would not tell their employer if they received points on their driving licence.
As
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£3000 fine for tachograph offences - £500 per drivers’ hours offence!
Posted by fionastewart on 22nd Feb 2016
A Co Armagh heavy goods vehicle operator and his driver were both fined £1,500 at Armagh Magistrates' Court today for tachograph irregularities following an investigation carried out by the Driver &am
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TISPOL warns of evolving Technology for tachograph fraud
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Feb 2016
According to TISPOL, The European Traffic Police Network, manipulation of digital tachograph systems is now becoming so sophisticated that it takes technical experts to uncover it.
This is despite m
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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
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Do you know what is expected of your Transport Manager in 2016?
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Dec 2015
The Senior Traffic Commissioner, Beverley Bell has recently outlined the responsibilities expected of Transport Managers and the hours they should work.
The revised Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Stat
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Why Transport Operators must adopt a "compliance first" approach
Posted by AndrewT on 16th Nov 2015
With the DVSA having announced its intent to focus on the worst offending transport operators, technology can help operators demonstrate that they are actively managing their compliance.
Caroline Hic
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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
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New measures to stop drivers using their mobile phones will have serious consequences for HGV drivers
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Sep 2015
Most people should be aware that using a mobile phone or any handheld device while driving is a criminal offence. However, it is surprising how many people still do it. In 2014 the fixed penalty was i
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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
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You're invited!
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Aug 2015
From container to customer, customer experience and compliance matters - Transforming customer experience and safeguarding compliance whilst increasing profitability - myth or new reality?
Descartes
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Volumetric vehicle exemption loophole to close?
Posted by AndrewT on 17th Aug 2015
There is growing support to bring ten vehicle exemptions into the O-licensing scheme. It is estimated that this could affect around 40,000 goods and engineering plant vehicles and require them to pass
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DVSA extends period for VU digital tachograph downloads
Posted by AndrewT on 11th Aug 2015
The maximum limit for downloading digital tachograph VU data has been extended from 56 to 90 days to bring the UK in line with the rest of the EU.
Operators of both goods and passenger vehicles now h
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First corporate manslaughter driving case and new sentencing guidelines to come?
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Aug 2015
A crane hire company has become the first firm to be charged with corporate manslaughter after a company driver was killed.
It is alleged that the brakes failed when the driver was driving a heavy c
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A 'dangerously incompetent' Transport Manager will damage your business
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Jul 2015
A South Wales transport operator has had their licence curtailed after employing a "dangerously incompetent" Transport Manager.
Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, said the directors had been
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Off the rails and off the road
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Jul 2015
The boss of a Newhouse haulage firm has been given a two-year industry ban after an investigation and public inquiry into drivers’ practices.
Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner, Joan Aitken, said the op
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82% unaware of corporate manslaughter legislation
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Jun 2015
Van fleet operators need to be made more aware of corporate manslaughter legislation and how it could apply if the working condition of their vehicles were suspect or their drivers’ did not hold a val
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Are your drivers’ counting the cost of non-compliance?
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Jun 2015
Two recent cases have highlighted the significant potential cost to drivers for drivers’ hours and tachograph infringements.
Driver A – Convicted on two counts of false entry on a tachograph chart wa
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DVLA licence checking website crashes on day of launch
Posted by AndrewT on 12th Jun 2015
The DVLA's new online system to check driving licences following the abolition of the paper counterpart crashed on the day of its launch yesterday.
Users of the new View Driving Licence service compl
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HGV Operator investigated as unlicensed driver is sent to jail
Posted by AndrewT on 2nd Jun 2015
Why operators need a robust process for verifying driving licence details.
An investigation has been launched into the road haulage company which allegedly hired an unlicensed lorry driver who was j
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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.
Thi
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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.
Smartanalysis w
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