Ban on old tyres coming in the Autumn 2020
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Jul 2020
The Government have announced a ban on old tyres being fitted to lorries, buses and coaches.
The ban makes it illegal to fit tyres aged 10 years or older to the front wheels of lorries, buses and co
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Changes to Driver CPC revealed.
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Jul 2020
Following a consultation by the DVSA on how to improve Driver CPC, the agency is expected to implement a number of changes. The full details have not been formally announced but they are expected to i
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DVSA to resume HGV Testing
Posted by AndrewT on 22nd Jun 2020
The Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) has will resume HGV testing from 4 July 2020. To help manage the demand as testing is resumed the DVSA have issued three-month exemptions for vehicles d
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New Driver Debrief – Minimise driver infringements
Posted by AndrewT on 16th Jun 2020
The new SmartDebrief module within SmartAnalysis provides a user friendly and paperless driver debriefing facility.
Infringements and failure to manage drivers effectively can be expensive. The autho
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Licence extension
Posted by AndrewT on 11th Jun 2020
Anyone with a photocard driving licence that expired from 1 February 2020, or is due to expire by 31 August 2020, will receive an automatic seven month extension. This will allow them to stay on the r
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Temporary relaxation of EU drivers' hours now ended
Posted by AndrewT on 1st Jun 2020
A temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules for a 30-day period, for drivers was announced on 18 March 2020 to help with COVID-19. The temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the drivers’
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D4 Medical suspension
Posted by AndrewT on 20th May 2020
The Government has temporarily suspended the need for a D4 medical when renewing driving entitlements.
With NHS staff focused on COVID-19, the government has taken action to protect essential supply
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Relaxed enforcement of drivers' hours extended to end of May 2020
Posted by AndrewT on 20th May 2020
Following discussions between road haulage representatives and the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the DfT announced that the current temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers' hours wi
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New and improved SmartCompliance User Interface makes managing your compliance easier
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Apr 2020
SmartCompliance will be updated to Release 20.4 on 5 May 2020. The new release will feature a new and improved SmartCompliance User Interface making it even easier to manage your tachograph compliance
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DVSA suspends periodic tachograph calibrations
Posted by AndrewT on 9th Apr 2020
To help operators during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has decided to suspend periodic tachograph calibrations and inspections on vehicles.
All HG
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COVID-19 update: Changes to Driver CPC
Posted by AndrewT on 3rd Apr 2020
Driver CPC periodic training changes announced.
The Government has announced temporary changes to professional driver requirements as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Whilst we are
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Coronavirus: MOTs for lorries, buses and trailers suspended
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Mar 2020
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has suspended MOTs for all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) for up to three months from last Friday March 2020. All HG
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Tachographs & Telematics Report
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Feb 2020
The introduction of Smart Tachographs in June 2019 offer opportunities to make better operational use of tachograph and drivers' hours data. The report conducted by Commercial Motor and Motor Transpor
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Haulage firm to pay £500k for forged records
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Feb 2020
A haulage company which falsified vehicle maintenance records has been ordered to pay £500,000 after admitting 19 counts of fraud. The firm was fined £20,000 for each count and told to pay £120,000 co
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New SmartAnalysis Driver CPC Module
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Feb 2020
Descartes is pleased to announce the availability of SmartAnalysis Driver CPC, a powerful and flexible on-line tool for recording and managing driver CPC.
Bus, coach and lorry drivers, after carrying
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Operator licensing and Brexit
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Feb 2020
The UK officially left the EU on 31st January 2020 at 11pm. We are now in a transition period to 11pm on 31st December 2020 where little if anything will change. During the transition period negotiati
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The future of supply chain and logistics
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Jan 2020
Descartes presents expert advice to industry professionals.
At the end of 2019 Descartes Systems UK welcomed over 100 logistics professionals to its UK Customer and Partner event. Held at the British
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In the News - Transport Operator
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Nov 2019
In the latest issue of Transport Operator, Andrew Tavener, our head of marketing, explains that compliance management should always be at the forefront of transport operators' minds, but many transp
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DVSA publish their 2018 to 2019 Annual Review
Posted by AndrewT on 12th Jul 2019
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency work hard to keep everyone safe on our roads. They have just published their Annual Report for 2018 to 2019.
You can download a copy of the report here.
The r
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Descartes in the News - FACTS Issue 152
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Jul 2019
Descartes is featured in the latest issue (152) of FACTS - The Pan-European Transport and Logistics Magazine. This issue focuses on compliance management with features on Backhouse Jones and the key c
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Find out what’s new at Multimodal 18-20 June, 2019
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Jun 2019
Multimodal is the premier event for logistics and the supply chain decision makers and the 2019 event promises to the be the biggest and best yet.
Descartes is a global leader in providing on-demand,
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We are hiring – New opportunities at Descartes SmartCompliance
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Apr 2019
Due to continual strong growth in the Descartes SmartCompliance business we are seeking to fill a number of exciting new software development positions, see Software Developer.
Some of the largest an
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SmartCompliance in the news
Posted by AndrewT on 29th Mar 2019
Putting Digital at the heart of compliance management and how to unlock additional value from compliance data.
Descartes SmartCompliance is featured in the latest issues of FACTS magazine – the pan-E
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Descartes launches its SmartDownload Telematics Hub for downloading tachograph data
Posted by AndrewT on 26th Mar 2019
Descartes is unveiling its fully integrated, complete range of smart compliance management solutions. At the CV Show, 30th April – 2nd May, NEC Birmingham, Stand 5G110, Descartes will launch its Smart
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Descartes Sponsors True Heroes Racing for 2019 Season
Posted by AndrewT on 14th Mar 2019
Descartes Systems UK has announced its sponsorship of True Heroes Racing, a team founded in 2012 as a project to provide wounded, injured and sick (WIS) UK Service personnel and Veterans, with the opp
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SmartCompliance solutions at the CV Show, 30 April to 2 May 2019
Posted by AndrewT on 21st Feb 2019
Descartes are attending the 2019 Commercial Vehicle show to showcase SmartCompliance solutions for fleets of all sizes. Come and speak to the SmartCompliance team on the stand and discover how you can
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Descartes presents solutions to the big logistics challenges and opportunities
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Dec 2018
Last month Descartes Systems UK welcomed 135 logistics professionals to its UK Customer and Partner event. Held at the RAF Museum in London, the agenda for the day focused on overcoming challenges and
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Descartes launches mobile driver vehicle safety checks
Posted by AndrewT on 29th Oct 2018
From October 2018, Descartes mobile driver vehicle safety checks will be available as part of the SmartCompliance suite. Transport operators of all sizes will be able to access the Smartcheck Mobile D
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Coach firm loses licence for drivers' hours abuses
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Oct 2018
A "dangerous" coach firm that operated school runs and carried professional sports teams in Hampshire has had its licence revoked by a traffic commissioner.
The firm "put people at serious risk from
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DVSA’s new search app makes enforcement checks quicker and easier
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Sep 2018
The DVSA’s frontline enforcement staff have access to a new search app to get all the information they need on a mobile phone or tablet device by scanning a licence plate or VIN number. This will save
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