Route, Track, Comply - Descartes at the Commercial Vehicle Show, NEC Birmingham, 9 to 11 April 2013
Posted by AndrewT on 7th Mar 2013
Integrated route planning, mobile tracking and compliance management available in the cloud, visit Descartes, stand 3H81 at the CV Show.
Descartes acquired Exentra Transport Solutions in November 2012
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The HGV Road User Levy Act becomes law
Posted by AndrewT on 4th Mar 2013
On 28 February 2013 the HGV Road User Levy Act became law. The Department for Transport says that this will pave the way for a fairer deal for UK hauliers. Most EU states already charge HGVs for using
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Breathalyser fines delayed indefinitely in France
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Feb 2013
The French Minister of Interior has announced an indefinite delay on the fines for motorists that do not carry a breathalyser kit with them in their vehicle.
Fines of €11 were due to come into effect
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£2,500 fine for failing to produce drivers’ hours and tachograph records
Posted by AndrewT on 12th Feb 2013
A Co Armagh haulage company was fined £2,500 at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 11 February 2013 for failing to produce tachograph and drivers’ hours records relating to twenty vehicles.
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Temporary relaxation of drivers' hours
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jan 2013
The Department for Transport has relaxed drivers’ hours and working time rules for drivers delivering heating fuel. This is due to the current adverse weather conditions across the country.
The relax
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Convictions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences fall
Posted by AndrewT on 25th Jan 2013
According to the latest figures from VOSA the number of convictions for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences has almost halved since 2009.
However, breaches of drivers’ hours regularly tops the li
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Tighter rules on driving licence exchange for foreign drivers introduced 11 January 2013
Posted by AndrewT on 16th Jan 2013
Under new rules introduced on 11 January 2013, foreign drivers must now prove they have passed an appropriate driving test before getting a British licence.Previously some non EU drivers were able to
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6 months in jail for tachograph fraud & abuse of drivers’ hours.
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Jan 2013
On Friday 4 January 2013 Mr G. Davidson from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire was jailed for six months at Carlisle Crown Court for tachograph fraud.
The defendant was first stopped by the VOSA on 28 June 2
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Suspended custodial sentence for tachograph cheat
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Dec 2012
On Monday 17th December 2012, Richard Samuel Dewart, 44, owner of Dewart Transport, Waringstown, Northern Ireland was convicted of forgery and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, suspended for 3 year
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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.
Exentra
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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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DVLA Advice: “ERROR CODE 48” “CARD ERROR” “CARD NOT VALID” “CARD EXPIRED”
Posted by AndrewT on 4th Apr 2012
Since 25 March 2012 a number of transport operators have experienced a problem with their digital driver cards giving the following error message.
“ERROR CODE 48” “CARD ERROR” “CARD NOT VALID” “CARD
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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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