During peak periods when demand is high, fleets are often stretched to their limit. Extending the fleet can prove costly and leave excess capacity when work eventually slows down. Most operators therefore choose to either hire vehicles and agency staff or pass on excess work to sub-contractor fleets. The problem with both of these options…
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The current global pandemic has presented a unique set of supply chain challenges and bricks and mortar retailers have been quick to respond to the requirements of our new, near contactless culture. Working with 14 of the UK’s 15 largest retailers, we are supporting the drive for contactless through our digital and accessible workflow and…
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The 20.11 product release introduces a range of new features and enhancements to existing functionality. There have been a number of improvements to the work done in previous releases and to expand the availability of high-quality footage for users of our ClearVision camera solution. JOURNEY MANAGEMENT For users with access to Journey Management features, the…
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National Lorry Week, which runs this week from 16-22 November for the sixth year in a row, celebrates the vital and often-overlooked role the road transport industry has in our everyday lives.
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Network Rail has revealed the ‘most-bashed bridge in Britain’ was struck once a fortnight on average in the last year ahead of an annual spike in incidents coinciding with Black Friday and Christmas.
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Receiving feedback from our customers is always important to us, particularly as it helps us to develop new functionality. The 20.10 release is a perfect example of this. The addition of a comments feature in the 560 Vehicle Off Road report, allowing users to provide added contextual information for their off-road vehicles, was developed in…
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This year’s Motor Transport Awards took place virtually, with the winners announced by Editor Steve Hobson, along with the BBC’s Alan Dedicoat. The awards recognise the valuable contribution of operators across the transport sector for going above and beyond to push the boundaries of what can be achieved while also meeting the unique challenges posed…
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The Microlise temperature monitoring solution provides a number of options for monitoring load temperature during a journey – either through our own solution or through integration with an OEM or third-party refrigeration system – providing remote visibility of vehicle compartment temperatures as well as other useful metrics including refrigerator status, and door status.
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The Microlise team works to continuously improve our technologies and technical capabilities and invests significant resources in ongoing R&D, to ensure our solutions and services are underpinned by robust, resilient, secure and market-leading technology. Last week, we were delighted to welcome a significant number of customers and guests to our Product Innovation Update series of…
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When it comes to choosing a technology partner for your business, it really pays to know who you are working with – particularly as your relationship may involve a contract commitment of anything from three to five years.
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The Major of London launched a heavy vehicle scrappage scheme last week, ahead of the tightening of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) rules in the capital to Euro-6 standards on March 1st 2021.
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