EU changes to the driving licence effective from 19 January 2013
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Dec 2012
The European Union Third Directive on driving licences comes into effect on Saturday 19 January 2013. All new driving licences from this date will have to meet the terms of the Directive. The changes
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HGV Road User Levy Bill passes second reading
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Nov 2012
Secretary of State for Transport, Mr Patrick McLoughlin, introduced the second reading of the HGV Road User Levy Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday 20 November 2012.
The Bill was passed and will
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Descartes joins forces with Exentra
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Nov 2012
On November 14th, 2012, Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, acquired Exentra Transport Solutions Limited.
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Progress in Europe on the Smart Tachograph
Posted by AndrewT on 31st Oct 2012
Euro Ministers reached agreement on 29 October for new regulations on the tachograph used in road transport across the EU. The objective of the new draft legislation is to make fraud more difficult an
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£50,000 fine for drivers' hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 31st Oct 2012
Following a VOSA led investigation, Liskeard company Darley Ford Transport (HGV) and Darley Ford Travel (PSV) were fined a total of £50,000 for drivers' hour’s offences. They were also ordered to pay
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Haulage Bill details revealed - charges for HGVs to use UK roads
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Oct 2012
Under Secretary of State for Transport, Stephen Hammond, issued details of the HGV Road User Levy Bill for debate in the House of Commons today. The new Bill introduces charges for all HGV’s that weig
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Changes to Digital Tachographs from 1 October 2012
Posted by AndrewT on 18th Sep 2012
The EU Commission introduced a number of changes to digital tachographs. These design changes are being implemented in two phases known as second generation and third generation digital tachographs.
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Prison for driver after pleading guilty to 79 drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 28th Aug 2012
The RHA’s recent call for tougher sentences for drivers that deliberately falsify their tachograph records provoked plenty of comment. The United Road Transport Union were quick to point out that some
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RHA and URTU agreement on tougher sentences for breaches of drivers' hours law
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Aug 2012
The Road Haulage Association has amended its position on mandatory prison sentences for drivers defying drivers' hours laws after the United Road Transport Union commented on the issue and opposed the
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Police start seven day speed enforcement operation from today.
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Aug 2012
A week-long speed enforcement operation, co-ordinated by The European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) with the support of 27 countries across Europe started on Mon 20 August 2012.
The operation includ
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Changes to OCRS to go live 1 October 2012
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Aug 2012
The planned changes to the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system by VOSA will now come into force on 1 October 2012. The original launch date of 30 April was missed due to unforeseen technical
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Operator’s Licensing introduced in Northern Ireland
Posted by AndrewT on 2nd Jul 2012
From 1 July 2012, all vehicles in Northern Ireland with a gross weight over 3500kg that are used to transport goods as part of a business or trade must be covered by an Operator’s Licence. Prior to t
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Faulty driver cards finally resolved – Enforcement activities to commence 1st July
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Jun 2012
DVLA have now resolved the issue of faulty driver and company cards that was first reported at the end of March when cards started failing without warning.
The temporary suspension of the 15 day rule
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Exentra launch Smartdebrief - Comprehensive driver debriefing tool within Smartanalysis to manage infringements down
Posted by AndrewT on 18th Jun 2012
Driver infringements and failure to manage drivers effectively can be expensive for any road transport operator and could put their Operators Licence in jeopardy. The authorities take a dim view of re
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Exentra launch Smartdownload - Automatic, Remote Download of Digital Tachograph Data
Posted by AndrewT on 1st May 2012
Many operators are evaluating automatic, remote download of digital tachograph data and report savings of 30 minutes per vehicle per week in downloading data alone.
Automatic, remote download elimina
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Exentra partner with TachoByte to provide vehicle location and status data with Smartanalysis
Posted by AndrewT on 17th Mar 2012
Exentra Transport Solutions Limited is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with TachoByte. Under the agreement Exentra have exclusive rights to sell and support the TachoByte product in the U
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Exentra appoints Andrew Tavener as Marketing Manager for the UK and Europe
Posted by AndrewT on 30th Nov 2011
Andrew started his marketing career in 1992 at Securicor Datatrak where he pioneered the use of automatic vehicle location services for fleet management. Since then he has worked in senior business-to
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