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How to see success with smaller fleets

Waste and inefficiency can quickly add up across any fleet. But if you’re running a small operation, just one inefficient...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Track every asset in 2023 – and beyond...

Fewer than half of European fleet-reliant businesses have a complete view of their mobile operation, from technicians...

Business management

What are the top 3 emerging trends in vehicle telematics in...

Find out what the top three emerging trends in vehicle telematics are in the UK for 2023 and how they can help you manage...

Business management

How fleet management systems can help businesses in the UK...

Safety, CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, etc. are challenges you need to face in daily business. Find out how fleet management...

Business management

79% of fleet managers in the UK find GPS vehicle tracking...

Fleet managers face many daily challenges. Find out how GPS vehicle tracking can help boost performance and make your...

Business management

Business cost savings: a GPS tracking solution can help your...

According to our survey, 71% of businesses said that fuel was one of the biggest business challenges (extremely or very...

Safety & Security

Tackle distracted driving with driver-facing dashcams

One of the technologies that can help fleet managers reduce instances of distracted driving is an in-cab, driver-facing...

Business management

Why 76% of businesses in the UK consider GPS fleet tracking...

Fleet managers, executives and other mobile-business professionals face important daily operational challenges that make...

Business management

How do businesses in Europe embrace advanced fleet management...

Market uncertainty remains in 2023 as rising fuel prices and inflation creates significant challenges across the globe...

Business management

Get the best out of January – whatever it may bring

Whatever the first month of the new year brings, Verizon Connect can help – whether that means fitting in more jobs into...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How to winterproof your fleet

While we can control the temperature inside our vehicles and office, there’s little we can do to change the weather outside...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How fleet technology gets results...

As fleet management technology advances, new and complementary systems are bringing about similar results. Fleets around...

Business management

Why do 71% fleets in Europe use GPS systems for their daily...

According to the 2023 Fleet Technology Trends Report Survey conducted for Verizon Connect by ABI Research, the number...

Business management

These are the benefits that UK and European businesses have...

Inflation, supply chain constraints, fuel price fluctuations, and a more competitive market have created an environment...

Business management

Insights and key trends of fleet management in the UK and...

The 2023 Fleet Technology Trends Report for the UK and Europe revealed for the second year in a row, that customer service...

Business management

Get the right information at the right time – with Reveal...

Find out the top six reports accessed by Verizon Connect Reveal customers...

Business management

Passenger transport industry insights: How fleet technology...

Passenger transport is one of the top 5 sectors that uses GPS fleet tracking technology in their daily business, with...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Are you keeping on top of the tachograph?...

Fines for non-compliance are commonplace in the haulage industry, and in some cases operators even face prosecution. Yet...

Fuel efficiency

How to fight fluctuating fuel costs

There is very little the average fleet manager can do to impact the cost of fuel at the pump. There are, however, several...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Verizon Connect named #1 in innovation by ABI Research

SaaS-based global fleet management leader ranked highest among 11 providers

Business management

Goods transport industry insights: How fleet technology can...

General freight is one of the top 5 sectors that uses GPS fleet tracking technology in their daily business and 50% of...

Business management

Construction industry insights: Why fleet technology is one...

Construction is one of the top 5 sectors that uses GPS fleet tracking technology in their daily business with 79% of European...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

5 ways to beat the traffic – and keep your business moving

While there is nothing you can do to reduce the number of vehicles along your routes, you can take plenty of steps to...

Business management

Services industry insights: How fleet technology can help...

Services is one of the top 5 sectors that uses GPS fleet tracking in their daily business with 69% of European companies...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

The tacho doesn’t have to be taxing

Tackling the tachograph no longer has to be such a drain on time and resources. The digital tachograph helps drivers and...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Listen to your engine the easy way

Once implemented across your fleet, it collects critical engine data to help managers monitor fuel efficiency, vehicle...

Team Management

8 best practices of top performing sustainable companies and...

Find out how susainable companies strengthen their sustainability efforts by reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions...

Team Management

How marginal gains can mean greater efficiency for large fleets

Reducing idling by a minute here or speed by a mile per hour there can potentially add up to increased efficiency and...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Turning the spotlight on Freight

Hauliers and freight companies are highly exposed to many of the fleet industry’s most pressing challenges. Rising fuel...

Customer Service

Turning the spotlight on Passenger Transport

Most passenger transport companies already use GPS technologies to track location. But while this is a great starting...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

What is the future of green cars in Europe?...

What constitutes green transport and what is its status in the EU? Find out about the benefits of a green fleet and what...

Team Management

Spotlight on Oil and Gas mining

Every fleet-reliant business is unique. But oil and gas fleets have specific needs not found in any other industry. Balancing...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Tips on using telematics to reduce fuel costs

Fleets have been faced with a whole array of challenges during the pandemic. For many, their supply chains will have been...

Team Management

How fleet management technology powers businesses like yours

The true success of any fleet management system lies behind the numbers and in the everyday benefits experienced by businesses...

Team Management

How fleet technology can help boost labour productivity

Wondering how to increase labour productivity? Companies that implement fleet technology report a boost in their labour...

Team Management

How does fleet management help small businesses?...

Many SMEs have suffered because of the pandemic, but implementing fleet tracking has proven to help small business management...

Business management

68% of fleet managers surveyed in the UK stated that a GPS...

The Fleet Technology Trends Survey conducted for Verizon Connect by ABI Research reported positive findings when fleet...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How Europe’s fleets embrace GPS technology...

Based on the latest fleet technology trends survey of over 1,300 respondents across Europe, 68% of fleets say they have...

Team Management

Happy New Year! How to stay productive with Verizon Connect

It’s that time again when business is anything but usual. For some, the start of the year is a quiet period. For others...

Team Management

2021: A year in the life of fleet-reliant businesses...

As we reach the end of 2021, what better time to look back at the topics that grabbed the attention of fleet-reliant businesses...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Stay in control as your fleet grows...

A comprehensive solution can help you to gain complete visibility of your operation, spot inefficiency promote safety...

Business management

86% of GPS fleet tracking users reached a positive ROI within...

COVID-19 was a big challenge last year. The digitalisation of businesses has become critical in order for them to remain...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Winter is coming – are you ready?

The winter months can be challenging for fleet-reliant businesses in a number of ways. Dark nights and inclement weather...

Safety & Security

Fleet management technology – how much could you do?

When you add more applications to your fleet management solution, you can monitor everything from vehicles and drivers...

Team Management

Spotlight on Services

A fleet management solution can help fleets in the service industry drive greater efficiency and productivity, keep their...

Team Management

Why choose Verizon Connect?...

Verizon Connect’s suite of fleet management applications can help you do more with the resources at your disposal and...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

2021 – an electric year for fleets

Electric vehicles (EVs) are no longer the new kids on the block. They have been on the fleet manager’s radar for some...

Team Management

Fleet management duties and responsibilities

Do you really need a fleet manager for your company and what are fleet management duties and responsibilities? Here is...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Reduce your fuel spend with fleet management technology

Monitor inefficiencies, flag wasteful practices and potentially improve fuel economy with a fleet management solution...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Asset Management and its benefits...

Asset management is the best way to get the most out of your assets and improve efficiency in your business. Find out...

Team Management

What’s in it for me? How fleet management technology benefits...

If you’ve spent any time researching fleet tracking solutions, you’ll know how they can help drive efficiency, reduce...

Team Management

Focus on Construction: How Verizon Connect customers benefit...

Many in the construction industry make use of the latest fleet management technology. Those with comprehensive systems...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Counting the cost of personal mileage...

Personal mileage can impact your fleet in several ways, opening your vehicles and drivers up to increased risk, minimising...

Team Management

Helping distribution do more

Successfully running a busy distribution company requires a very particular set of skills. Fleet managers are tasked with...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Get a greener fleet with Verizon Connect

Verizon Connect’s fleet management technology can help you monitor your CO2 output, reduce fuel consumption, and more...

Team Management

How are fleet-reliant businesses adapting to life outside...

After years of debate and uncertainty, fleet-reliant businesses are gradually adapting to life outside the EU. The impact...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Tachograph infringement penalties

The most common infringements include driver hours offences, tachograph infringements and technical offences. Learn more...

Team Management

How to manage your fleet with confidence & control

Managing a fleet is no easy business – regardless of whether you have 5 vehicles or 500. With a task list as long as your...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Digital tachograph cards guide

Digital tachograph cards are crucial for regulatory compliance and monitoring driver hours. But how do they work? Verizon...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Unlocking the full power of the dashcam

Dashcams have been providing motorists with an extra set of eyes on the road for many years. While this silent witness...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Fleet management for passenger transport

Now more than ever, transport businesses need the tools to maximise their resources – reducing costs, boosting efficiency...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

2021 – the year of the electric fleet?

Today, EVs are more mainstream than ever before with most vehicle manufacturers releasing electric models in recent years...

Safety & Security

Improve your coaching with more eyes on the road

When you regularly coach your employees, you can reduce common mistakes, strengthen the skillsets at your disposal, boost...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Fleet management for freight

Freight companies are increasingly looking to control costs, get more from their resources and drive greater efficiency...

Team Management

The many benefits of mobile fleet management

With a busy fleet out on the road, you need the tools to manage and monitor your operation from anywhere – with location...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Are you seeing the full picture?

When you track every part of your mobile operation – your people, your vehicles and your equipment – you are armed with...

Team Management

Running a fleet during a pandemic

With restrictions expected across much of the world for the next six months at least, we’re still some way from business...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Digital tachograph – how does it work?

The tachograph has been part of HGV fleet operators’ lives for many years now. But while it may be an old fixture, the...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Electric vehicle fleet management

Electric vehicles are the future of transportation and offer many benefits. Learn how Verizon Connect helps improve electric...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

The future of electric vehicles

Electric vehicles (EV) are the future of transportation. They’re a key piece of the puzzle when it comes to improving...

Team Management

How do drivers benefit from fleet management technology?

Much is written about the many benefits of GPS fleet management for businesses. If you’ve done any research into the technology...

Customer Service

How businesses like yours benefit from fleet management technology

If you’ve researched fleet management technology for any length of time, you’re likely already aware of the headline benefits...

Safety & Security

Four ways to fight unauthorised use and theft

A recent ONS report found that one in every seven crimes in the UK is a vehicle theft. When it comes to unauthorised...

Team Management

How to save money (and make money) with a fleet management...

There are many ways fleet management technology can help field service businesses overcome the challenges they face every...

Team Management

Is it time for telematics?

Telematics solutions have fast risen in popularity in recent years. But while many more businesses are already seeing...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

HGV driving hours regulations...

Closely monitoring driver hours is crucial to running a safe and compliant fleet. A fleet management solution can help...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Fuel management systems for vans

Improving fuel efficiency is crucial to fleet management. Discover how fuel monitoring with Verizon Connect can help improve...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Work smart with integrated video

An integrated video solution can help protect your vehicles, your drivers, your brand and much more...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Trailer tracking benefits for your fleet...

GPS tracking devices for trailer fleets can help reduce theft, protect your cargo and enhance asset utilisation. Discover...

Safety & Security

Beyond the dashcam

Only when a dashcam forms part of a fully integrated video solution is its full potential unlocked. An integrated solution...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Van tracking system benefits for your fleet...

GPS-based vehicle and van tracking systems help you gain complete control over your fleet and improve your bottom line...

Safety & Security

How safe is your fleet?

Safety remains at the top of the agenda for fleet-reliant business owners. As well as having to ensure the wellbeing of...

Team Management

Six simple ways to improve with integration

A modern GPS solution allows business owners and fleet managers to build a fully integrated fleet, eliminate data silos...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Battery-powered GPS tracking for assets...

When it comes to fleet management, tracking unpowered assets is just as important as powered assets. Learn all about battery-...

Team Management

Staying productive in the new normal

A comprehensive fleet tracking solution can help you quickly scale up to serve more customers, keep your vehicles out...

Safety & Security

Keep your fleet safe in a slowdown

Anyone that has owned or managed a business for any length of time knows that the occasional slowdown in trade is inevitable...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

What is an In-Vehicle Monitoring System?

What is an In-Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS)? Discover how they work and the tangible benefits for your business, right...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

COVID-19 impact: UK hours driven drop nearly 55%, recovering...

Many fleets have seen a decrease in miles driven recently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic—but some are already recovering.

Team Management

Staying efficient in a changing landscape

Whether you are looking to adapt to increased demand, striving for greater efficiency, or evolving to a new way of working...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Fleet management solutions: how do GPS trackers work?

What is GPS tracking and how does it work? Find out all you need to know about GPS tracking systems and how they can enhance...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Immobilisation solutions to protect your fleet vehicles from...

GPS vehicle tracking devices can help protect you from vehicle theft and increase vehicle recovery. Learn more about immobilisation...

Safety & Security

Bad driving is bad for business

Discover how bad driving habits can impact your business with tips from Verizon Connect. It's important that your drivers...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Connected cars: technologies & benefits...

What is connected vehicle technology? How does it work? What benefits can it bring to an operational fleet? Find out here...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

What is fleet management?

Discover what fleet management is, how it works and the benefits it can bring. Find out all there is to know with Verizon...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

The benefits of a fleet management solution...

Fleet management software can help businesses to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve safety and more. Read about...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

3 fuel saving tips for your business

Fleet management and fuel costs go hand in hand. However, that doesn’t mean that businesses need to accept huge fuel bills...

Customer Service

Examining the impact of COVID-19

In recent weeks, many of us have had to adjust the way we live our lives. Millions are now working from home with all...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Take back control of the tachograph...

As uncovered in last year’s Fleet Manager Insight Report, just 19% of fleet managers download tacho data remotely. This...

Customer Service

3 ways vehicle tracking can help to improve customer service

Tracking the location of your fleet with a vehicle tracking system can help you achieve your goals. Learn three ways...

Safety & Security

5 reasons to install a dashcam

Integrating dashcams into your fleet can be hugely beneficial. In-vehicle cameras allow you to more closely monitor driving...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

4 reasons to track your assets...

To effectively schedule, dispatch and utilise your vehicles, equipment, machinery and more, you need to know their location...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Benefits of Commercial GPS Technology

Read the many critical benefits of commercial gps technology for businesses. Commercial Truck Drivers and Businesses...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How Productive Is Your Fleet?

Learn the simple tips and tricks to ensure you're fleet is being as productive as it can be.

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Introducing Verizon Connect Integrated Video

With Verizon Connect Integrated Video, fleet managers can realise all of the benefits of an advanced dashcam solution...

Team Management

Make Payroll Pain-Free With Fleet Tracking

Manual process naturally opens the door to inaccuracies, by automating payroll with the help of a GPS system, businesses...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Are You Getting The Most From Your GPS Solution

Find out if you're currently seeing all the potential benefits of your GPS fleet management solution

Team Management

The UK has left the EU – what now for the nation’s fleets?

The UK left the European Union at the end of last month – so what’s changed. If you’re a fleet-reliant business owner...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How to protect against fuel price fluctuation...

Several factors are currently causing fluctuations in the price of fuel. And while business owners can do nothing about...

Safety & Security

Assessing the impact of fleet accidents...

Many road users do not consider the impact of an accident before one occurs. For fleet-reliant business owners, however...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Big, Beautiful Data

How does being in the know help your business achieve more? Learn how big data can improve your business by knowing the...

Team Management

Do you know where your drivers are now?

Worried about where your vehicles are? Do you know when your employees really clock off? Take control and sleep easy...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Buy Cheap, Buy Twice

Choosing anything that costs money should take careful thought & consideration. A telematics system is no different...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

9 ways to bring down fuel costs

Fuel is never going to be cheap and buying less will always improve your bottom line. Make sure you're following these...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Go green in 2020

In a bid to lower emissions, governments around the world are committing to ambitious carbon targets. In its fifth carbon...

Team Management

What to expect in 2020

Once a date confined only to science fiction, the year 2020 is finally upon us. And what a year it is set to be. With...

Customer Service

5 questions to ask before purchasing GPS fleet tracking

When looking for your ideal GPS fleet tracking solution, it’s important to thoroughly research the market. Not all systems...

Team Management

5 simple ways to measure success... and how GPS fleet tracking...

Just as you have a plan for success, so too should you have a plan for how to measure it. And whether you’re assessing...

Team Management

Take control of your carbon footprint...

The issue of carbon emissions has arguably never been higher on the agenda. Businesses around the world are acutely aware...

Safety & Security

How to track your way to a safer fleet

When most people think of GPS tracking, safety is not the first thing that comes to mind. Business owners implement GPS...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

5 simple ways to reduce fuel costs

Fuel is often the biggest operating expense for most fleets. And with prices at the pump fluctuating, it’s not always...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

3 reasons for roadside breakdowns

No one likes being stuck by the side of the road. If you're a driver with a busy schedule, waiting for roadside assistance...

Team Management

4 ways small fleets can benefit from GPS tracking...

Many small fleets view GPS fleet management systems as excessive – something reserved for larger national or even international...

Safety & Security

Winter is coming: is your fleet ready?

UK roads can be challenging all year round but the winter in particular can present additional hazards. Unpredictable...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How to overcome grey fleet management challenges

Organisations that hire grey fleet drivers may encounter challenges with establishing company-wide policies surrounding...

Team Management

Rising to the challenge of tacho compliance

Navigating tachograph regulation can be a complex task. To help keep your fleet safe and compliant with EU law, it’s imperative...

Team Management

Stay in control with remote immobilisation

Staying in control is an ongoing challenge for fleet-reliant business owners. With a workforce largely out on the road...

Enterprise Management

5 common challenges faced by larger fleets...

Enterprise fleets face a unique set of demands. Managing a large remote workforce, often spread across a vast area, can...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Reduce unauthorised use with Immobilisation from Verizon Connect

The negative impact of unauthorised vehicle use for a company can be huge. Not only because of the loss of physical assets...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Are you tracking your vital assets?

Fleets around the world are using GPS technology to monitor and manage mobile workforces, track key metrics such as fuel...

Customer Service

Why Verizon Connect?

An increasing number of businesses are now using GPS solutions to track, monitor and manage their mobile operation...

Safety & Security

Are you making fleet safety a priority within your business?

Did you know 1 in 3 road accidents involve a vehicle being driven for work? It’s an eye watering figure and one that many...

Team Management

4 blockbuster benefits of automation

When we talk of automation in business, it’s easy to get carried away with thoughts of an army of robot workers or super...

Team Management

Your business now vs. your business with GPS fleet tracking

The majority of UK fleet-reliant businesses now use some form of GPS fleet management system to monitor staff location...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Save money with proactive maintenance

Maintenance is a common concern among fleet managers, with good reason. Poorly maintained vehicles are not only unsafe...

Team Management

Enhancing the electrical industry

It’s easy to commend the virtues of a GPS tracking solution – greater productivity, improved safety, lower costs – the...

Customer Service

Transforming transportation – lower costs, improved service

The bus and transportation industry is a challenging place to be in 2019. According to official government statistics...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Haulage: How to handle an increasingly challenging market

The haulage industry has never been without its challenges. Handling multiple shipments across various locations, battling...

Team Management

Supercharge your utilities company...

While every utilities company is different, the challenges they face are anything but. A demanding customer-base, tight...

Safety & Security

How to stay tacho compliant

EU tachograph regulation is strict and the punishment for failing to comply can be severe. Despite this, many fleet-reliant...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

3 ways fleet management software benefits the distribution...

The demands on the distribution industry have noticeably increased in recent years. With customers becoming increasingly...

Safety & Security

Are your drivers as safe as you think?

A newly discovered loophole in the way road accidents are reported has thrown the topic of commercial driver safety into...

Customer Service

Get your business ready for the future with telematics

The modern fleet is more connected than ever. As the digital revolution continues, this level of connectivity is only...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Are your drivers at risk?

A new report by Road Safety Analysis, commissioned by the AA, has found that ‘at-work’ drivers are far more likely to...

Team Management

5 ways to optimise your fleet...

When you’re fully aware of what’s happening in your business, you can identify more ways to improve safety, cut costs...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

70% of UK drivers admit to breaking the speed limit

The majority of drivers on UK roads regularly break the speed limit. That’s the finding of a recent report published by...

Team Management

9 Secrets Series: Timing is everything

Your time is precious, especially if you’re running a business. Yet, how much time do you and your team currently waste...

Team Management

9 Secrets Series: Don't short change yourself

Staff may complete job sheets and not include accurate start and finish times. So, when it comes to billing your customers...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

9 Secrets Series: Optimising from A to B

When it comes to getting from A to B, are your drivers following the quickest and most efficient route?...

Team Management

3 signs of a mediocre fleet

In the present era, fleet managers have access to millions of data points at the touch of a button to track various business...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Common Myths Series: All I need is a dot on a map

Many of those who think fleet tracking is too expensive often also believe they are overpaying as they only really require...

Team Management

9 Secrets Series: Manual processes are both outdated and overpriced

When it comes to your day-to-day operations, do you have manual processes in place which could be automated?

Team Management

What does Brexit mean for fleets?

Since the result of the EU referendum on 23rd June 2016, businesses and industry bodies across the UK have attempted to...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Common Myths Series: Fleet tracking is too expensive

It’s no secret that there’s a cost to installing GPS tracking across your fleet. However, this should be seen as an investment...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

9 Secrets Series: You could be letting your vehicles down

Depreciating vehicle values — and everyday wear and tear — can weigh heavily on your bottom line. While vehicles are expensive...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Common Myths Series: All systems are the same

By far the most common system myth is that all GPS solutions are the same. Fleet managers that have used and been left...

Team Management

Less paperwork = higher profits?

As the world’s businesses strive to get ever closer to the utopian vision of a paperless office, there’s an old business...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

9 Secrets Series: Don't accept bad habits

Do you know how well (or how poorly) your individual drivers perform on the roads?...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Common Myths Series: Fleet management tools require too much...

Rolling out any new technology across your business can seem daunting. This is a valid concern: a fleet manager’s time...

Team Management

Why work hard when you can work smart?

When you’re running a busy fleet, it often feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day. With so many important tasks...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

9 Secrets Series: Fuel card abuse happens, but it can be stopped

Fuel cards can be a very convenient and easy way to manage your fleet’s fuel purchases. However, without the ability to...

Safety & Security

Majority of motorists in favour of harsher penalties for speeding

A recent survey commissioned by the head of road safety for England’s Police and Crime Commissioners has revealed that...

Team Management

Common Myths Series: Our current system works fine

Fleet tracking myths don’t just come from businesses that have decided against installing a GPS solution, they’re prevalent...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

9 Secrets Series: You don’t have to pay for wasted fuel

As a fleet owner, fuel can be an enormous and ever fluctuating cost, one that’s hard to control let alone predict.

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Plumbing and Heating: How to handle a busy winter period

Frozen pipes, emergency call-outs and unsociable hours often conspire to make the winter period particularly busy for...

Team Management

Common Myths Series: We only cover a small area

For many smaller firms that rely on fleets, it’s easy to feel like GPS vehicle tracking is overkill. After all, you only...

Enterprise Management

Are you keeping your new year’s resolutions on the road?

Keeping on the straight and narrow. Everyone wants to be better, and that includes your fleet

Team Management

9 Secrets Series: Only pay what you owe

You only bill your customers for hours worked — it should be the same with your staff.

Team Management

Common Myths Series: Driver trust

Many fleet managers believe introducing GPS tracking is a declaration of war on driver trust. Is there any truth to this?

Enterprise Management

Harnessing the power of technology to help stay safe this...

Winter weather is a safety and efficiency threat for the mobile workforce. Those without the right tools will be left...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Get your assets under control in 2019

Businesses often find themselves caught in a never-ending cycle of playing catch up and putting out fires, never having...

Team Management

2019: Set your goals

For many of us, the new year means new goals. Whether it is a personal resolution to lose weight or learn a language...

Enterprise Management

MRM: A smarter way to protect public transport...

Platforms such as Mobile Resource Management (MRM) could help improve passenger safety on public transport...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How to stay on trend in 2019

January is often a time of reflection on the year gone by and planning for the one ahead. Did you achieve everything you...

Team Management

Do you have a winter driving policy?

With reports suggesting that the UK is set for its coldest winter in almost a decade, now is the time for fleet-reliant...

Enterprise Management

Dummies guide Video to Mobile Resource Management

Video - Dummies Guide to Mobile Resource Management

Vehicle & Equipment Management

What is Telematics?

A combination of the words telecommunications and informatics, it was the joining of these two sciences that resulted...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

How to handle the holiday season

The holiday season is traditionally a busy time for many fleet-reliant businesses...

Enterprise Management

Research finds Ops directors need new tools

79% of senior operational decision makers believe they need a better way to efficiently manage their mobile workforce...

Team Management

Minimise driver distraction

It almost goes without saying that driving while distracted is potentially dangerous. Yet despite this, four out five...

Enterprise Management

Tackling Black Friday and the Christmas season

Logistics managers and ops directors turn to tech to help cope with the influx of seasonal orders...

Team Management

How drivers benefit from GPS tracking

The business benefits of GPS tracking are a major reason behind its growing popularity. With numerous case studies highlighting...

Enterprise Management

Mobile Resource Management – driving efficiency in the Airline...

Airline Services businesses need a robust MRM platform to boost operational efficiency

Safety & Security

Mobile phones and mobile workers...

Despite harsher penalties, in the UK, for mobile phone use while driving (an instant £200 fine and six penalty points)...

Safety & Security

Three things your fleet data could be trying to tell you...

Your fleet may be producing vast amounts of valuable data every minute of every day but without the technology to help...

Team Management

How to reduce your fleet expenses...

If you are responsible for a fleet of vehicles, you’ll no doubt be aware that day-to-day costs can quickly add up, especially...

Team Management

Visualising your fleet data...

The modern world runs on data. We create and consume more than ever before. In fact, 90% of all data ever generated was...

Team Management

Out of hours: to track or not to track?

How can you allow your drivers to use a company vehicle in their own time and only track during the working day?

Safety & Security

The gamification of fleet safety

Every driver knows the importance of safer driving. But, while it is important, it’s not the most enthralling of subjects...

Team Management

Are your drivers taking adequate breaks?...

This is a question that should concern every fleet manager. For one, the effects of driving while tired can be significant...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Why tracking your assets is as important as tracking your...

If your company has physical high-value assets, such as cranes, tractors or excavators, then keeping track of them is...

Team Management

Four lesser known benefits of vehicle tracking

When it comes to summarising the many reasons to implement GPS tracking, it’s only natural that some benefits take precedence...

Enterprise Management

In the loop: How MRM can turn around your business by maximising...

Your mobile workforce are first on scene but last to the technology rollout. Yet a survey found a MRM platform can boost...

Safety & Security

Three tips for a safer fleet

A safe working environment is of huge importance to every business. For those that rely on fleets, with drivers on the...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Is your tachograph working for you?

For many fleet businesses, the tachograph is merely a legal requirement – simply another box to tick in the life of the...

Team Management

Stay in the know wherever you go

Are you aware of what’s happening with your fleet when you aren't in the office? You’re not alone if you don’t...

Enterprise Management

Gig economy workers experience a lack of care and integration...

Research from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health reveals a disconnect between gig economy workers and employers...

Customer Service

What keeps you awake at night?

Many fleet managers are met with daily pressures within their organisation and how effectively it is being run...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Where are your vehicles outside of working hours?

What your drivers get up to outside of working hours is their business. The whereabouts of your vehicles, however, is...

Safety & Security

How to improve poor driving habits...

Do you run a fleet of vehicles and often rely on feedback from the public regarding your drivers and their behaviour on...

Team Management

Are you paying for hours not worked?...

Picture this: Your employees are paid to work 7:30 am- 16:00 pm. Dave, however, is starting at 8:00 am and finishing at...

Enterprise Management

Dysfunctional Families

Dysfunctional Families: Is your mobile workforce the poor relation in your enterprise?

Team Management

Calling all drivers – here’s what GPS tracking really means...

Plenty is written, quite rightly, about the enormous potential of GPS fleet tracking to help businesses work smarter and...

Enterprise Management

TCFM unifies separate systems

TC Facilities Management unifies separate systems to monitor and manage field workers creating productivity dividends

Enterprise Management

Three key takeaways from the Commercial Vehicle Show 2018

Conversations with our partners at CV Show 2018 revealed three clear issues keeping enterprises awake at night.

Enterprise Management

Connecting your business for digital transformation

MRM supports digital transformation objectives by connecting new services with legacy IT to gain a one-world view of the...

Enterprise Management

UK drivers spending more than one day per year stuck in traffic.

New research reveals drivers in UK cities spend more than one day per year stuck in traffic. This adds up to an overall...

Team Management

Common Myths Series: Driver location

Another common objection to GPS tracking is not that drivers would see it as a breach of trust but that the trust is so...

Safety & Security

UK motorists are taking a relaxed attitude towards dangerous...

The AA has found that over half of UK motorists believe they can get away with dangerous driving due to a lack of police...

Safety & Security

Lorries can’t limbo

Railway bridges experience almost 2,000 lorry strikes per year. According to recent research from Network Rail, more than...

Safety & Security

Creating a culture of safe driving across the Fleet

New study shows the extent to which outside factors can influence your divers’ behaviour

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Helping fleet managers with vehicle maintenance

Government statistics reveal that nearly 50% of all class 7 goods vehicles between 3-3.5 tonnes fail their MOTs and highlights...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

For now, diesel can be the best choice for fleets

Though fleets should look towards electric vehicles in the long-term, diesel remains the best option in the short- to...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Bridging the gap to a fully autonomous world

Driverless cars would be on the UK roads by 2021 under Government plans to invest in the sector. While it will be some...

Enterprise Management

Building a business case for MRM...

A panel of 4 fleet owners including Balfour Beatty discussed some unexpected benefits of telematics and Mobile Resource...

Enterprise Management

Traffic jams cost the UK economy £9bn annually

Traffic jams on major UK roads cost the economy around £9bn a year in wasted time, fuel, and unnecessary carbon emissions...

Enterprise Management

Using the power of the cloud to get through the storm

Storms battered many parts of the British Isles last week highlighting the need for organisations to be prepared for all...

Safety & Security

Safety Warning for UK roads

New Department for Transport statistics reveal that road deaths have reached a four-year high, and despite strict safety...

Enterprise Management

Fleet management systems set to soar

It may be no surprise to those at the sharp end of fleet operations, that a new report from analysts’ predicting that...

Enterprise Management

New research shows significant rise in fuel costs

This week, Confused.com released research showing petrol & diesel prices have risen by 7p per litre in the last year...

Enterprise Management

Autonomous vehicle reality check

It seems everyone is talking about autonomous vehicles and they have tremendous potential for fleets. But analyst Bob...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

UK average speeds fall by 20%

A new study has found congestion in the UK’s major cities has created a 20% decline in average vehicle speeds. Combined...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

New tests announced for ‘self-driving’ lorries on UK roads

The UK government announcement that small convoys of partially self-driving lorries will be trialled on major roads by...

Enterprise Management

More than half of vehicle fleets are missing out on the benefits...

A new survey from Shell has highlighted more than half of fleet executives still use manual systems for everyday fleet...

Enterprise Management

Mulholland enjoy 2.5% efficiency gain and expect £50,000 fuel...

For fleets, small gains can be applied across all your assets to become significant savings. Read how Mulholland Contracts...

Enterprise Management

Making Driver Vehicle inspection Report (DVIR) easier.

A recent post from the FTA reminds us that from vans to HGVs daily vehicle checks are essential. These checks help identify...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Is your fleet’s tyre pressure deflating profits?

Research recently released by tyre manufacturer Michelin estimates that 60% are driving on under-inflated tyres which...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

New diesel & petrol vehicles to be banned from 2040 in UK

Plans to ban production of diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040 will have wide reaching implications across the British...

Enterprise Management

Is MRM the secret weapon for fleets to avoid peak holiday...

With more than 250 sets of roadworks scheduled across major routes all over the country, is MRM the "secret weapon" for...

Enterprise Management

BVRLA report: drivers uncomfortable sharing data on their...

Report from BVRLA has found 44% are uncomfortable sharing data on their driving behaviour and performance. But do the...

Safety & Security

Apple introducing a new "Do not disturb while driving"

Apple is introducing a new "Do not disturb while driving" mode for its iOS 11 software update, which is due out soon...

Enterprise Management

The intelligent fleet: bridging the communications gap

Sergio Barata looks at connectivity trends and gazes into the future to help you understand where IoT and connected fleet...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

Is your fleet running on diesel?

Make your fleet, workforce & assets more intelligent and boost fuel efficiency to create significant economic and environmental...

Vehicle & Equipment Management

A big week in the world of autonomous vehicles

While fully autonomous vehicles are a way off, your business can use the data centric approach that powers them

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