School coach service suspended for drivers’ hours infringements
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Jan 2015
A Coach firm providing transport for school children was suspended for two weeks for ‘significant shortfalls’ in drivers’ hours records management.
The coach operator was found to have inadequate rec
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HGV Driver Fined £1000 for failing to take a break
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Jan 2015
A County Down Commercial Goods Vehicle Operator was fined a total of £1,000 at Omagh Magistrates' Court for tachograph (drivers’ hours) offences.
The charges came after the driver was stopped by DVA
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Descartes acquires Airclic
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Jan 2015
Vertically-Focused Mobile Capabilities to Strengthen Descartes' Fleet Management Platform
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Airclic, a leading provider of mobile solutions that reduce the cost of d
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Haulage firm to pay almost £2,500 after admitting drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 5th Jan 2015
D Jenkins and Son and five of the company’s drivers appeared in court on charges of failing to take the regulatory required rest breaks following an inspection by the DVSA. All admitted charges of fa
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Dig deeper into unaccounted distance
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Nov 2014
Smartanalysis users can now dig deeper into unaccounted distance with a brand new Tachograph Analysis Report.
In response to requests from customers the existing Descartes Smartanalysis DTCO Vehicle
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Gist Expands Use of Cloud-Based Descartes Smartanalysis™ for European Road Transport Compliance
Posted by AndrewT on 4th Nov 2014
Descartes Systems Group today announced that Gist, a leading supply chain services provider, has expanded its use of Descartes Smartanalysis™, a tachograph analysis and compliance management solution,
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Descartes home delivery solution wins Logistic Business IT Award
Posted by AndrewT on 27th Oct 2014
Descartes Systems Group was awarded the 2014 Logistic Business IT award in the UK. Of the numerous software suppliers the solution Descartes implemented for and with John Lewis Partnership was chosen
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Descartes joins new Driving Licence Verification trade body (ADLV)
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Sep 2014
A new trade body, the Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) has been launched to provide fleet users with responsible and secure access to DVLA driving licence data.
The Association was
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Banned for faking tachograph and drivers’ hours records
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Sep 2014
Twelve former employees of a north Cumbrian road haulage operator have been banned from professional driving after faking their tachograph and drivers’ hours records, following conduct hearings in Car
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How to keep track of driving licence changes - Take immediate action with SmartAlerts
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Aug 2014
SmartAlerts is a new online tool within Smartanalysis, the UK’s leading tachogragraph analysis and compliance management Software as a Service. It provides email alerts for driving licence changes fol
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National speed limit for HGVs to be increased
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jul 2014
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Claire Perry, announced yesterday that the government is proposing to increase the national speed limit for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes on single car
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Transport Manager disqualified for 5 years
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Jul 2014
Stephen Drever-Marshall, the nominated Transport Manager on two licences - in the North of England was disqualified by North East Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney for five years after making a false
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Haulier suspended for drivers’ hours offences & false records
Posted by AndrewT on 3rd Jul 2014
A Telford haulage operator has been suspended from running HGVs after Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones found that drivers had driven excessive hours, broken speed limits and created false records.
The
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Driver CPC information is now in one place
Posted by AndrewT on 18th Jun 2014
DVSA has now collected all the information regarding Driver CPC in one place on GOV.UK. No need to navigate through several different pages to find what you need. Simply go to the Driver CPC collecti
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DfT consults on proposals to make historical drivers’ hours offences subject to fixed penalty notices.
Posted by AndrewT on 16th Jun 2014
The Department for Transport is seeking comments on their proposals to change the legislation to allow roadside enforcement officers to issue fixed penalty notices and financial penalty deposits when
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ILT increases fines for tachograph infringements in Netherlands
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Jun 2014
The Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) recently announced that the fines for manipulation of the tachograph will go up sharply. TLN the Dutch Association for Transport and Logistics support
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Transport Manager loses his repute over CPC training & drivers’ hours infringements
Posted by AndrewT on 5th Jun 2014
A Transport Manager recently lost his repute indefinitely for failing to make sure his drivers had started their Driver CPC training and the drivers’ hours infringements that occurred as a result.
Th
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Descartes Launches Driving Licence Management and Verification Service
Posted by AndrewT on 21st May 2014
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the launch of Descartes SmartLicence™, an integrated driving licence management and verifica
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Smartanalysis gets smarter at the CV Show - Stand 4F118.
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Apr 2014
Descartes’ Smartanalysis, the UK’s leading tachogragraph analysis and compliance management Software as a Service has become even smarter with SmartLicence, an integrated driving licence management an
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HGV Road User Levy Act starts 1 April 2014
Posted by AndrewT on 31st Mar 2014
The HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 imposes charges for vehicles over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight for using UK roads. The act applies to UK and non-UK registered vehicles. The charges vary from £85 to
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HGV drivers targeted using unmarked lorry in Humberside
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Mar 2014
Following the success of operation “Truckcam” in Merseyside a similar initiative was undertaken by Humberside Police to target offences committed by HGV drivers.
An unmarked lorry was deployed to give
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Changes for HGV, bus and coach driver tests and licencing
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Mar 2014
Changes introduced to driving test and licence requirements affecting HGV, bus and coach drivers will come into effect on 10 April 2014. The changes from April 10th include:
removing the need for 8
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“Truckcam” results in 180 offences being reported in two weeks.
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Mar 2014
Merseyside Police target HGV drivers in covert operation.
Merseyside Police issued 180 road traffic offence reports, 17-fixed penalty notices and seized four vehicles during operation ‘Truckcam’, a ca
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HGV Driver banned for false tachograph records and drivers' hours infringements
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Feb 2014
The HGV driver was called to the Deputy Traffic Commissioner in Edinburgh in February after the authorities reported him for drivers’ hours infringements. He was originally pulled over by inspectors f
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HGV drivers fined £34,410 in crack down on drivers’ hours and tachograph offences
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Jan 2014
A partnership operation by the police and VOSA over three weeks during November and December 2013 in Devon and Cornwall called Operation Fatigue resulted in fines of £34,410.
The operation involved t
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Driving test and licence changes for HGV and bus drivers coming soon
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Jan 2014
Changes will be introduced by the Driving Standards Agency and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that affect HGV, bus and coach driving test and licence requirements within the next couple of months
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HGV driver fined £900 for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Dec 2013
A HGV driver was given on-the-spot fines totalling £900 after he tried to falsify his drivers’ hours record.
The driver was stopped on 13 December during routine checks on HGVs on the M11.
VOSA exami
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Custodial sentences for operating illegal tachograph centre
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Dec 2013
A father and son were handed custodial sentences for operating an illegal tachograph centre at Craigavon Court 20 November 2013.
The sentences of two years six months, suspended for three years, for i
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DSA and VOSA replaced by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Nov 2013
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency was launched today. The new agency will replace the existing Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA). It will be resp
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Address to be removed from Digital Driver Card
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Nov 2013
From December 2013 new Digital Driver Cards (Tachograph) issued by DVLA will no longer display an address.
DVLA is simplifying the process for commercial drivers changing the address on their driving
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