Prevent Fuel Theft with Telematics
Until there is a robust infrastructure in place to support commercial EVs, fleets are going to be...
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Until there is a robust infrastructure in place to support commercial EVs, fleets are going to be...
There’s incredible pressure on fleets right now. For Fleet Managers, the answer is simple-...
Fleet Management Software Vs Telematics Put simply, Telematics is about tracking moving vehicles...
Many countries are phasing out older 2G and 3G networks to make way for faster 4G and 5G services....
So, why not change to a better system? Well, it may seem a daunting process as inviting large scale...
Compliance is a double-edged sword for fleet managers. On the one hand, safety standards help...
Whatever the industry, trust is essential to creating the kind of team dynamic that maximises...
Why do you feel there is a shortage of commercial drivers in the UK? “I think one of the main...
The flow of supply relies heavily on fleet managers.
Vehicle insurance premiums appear to be soaring, adding to the financial burdens faced by both...
With the current environmental targets for the EU aiming to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030 and...
It’s no longer surprising that fleet telematics is a game-changer for logistics companies and...
2024 has arrived, and while we extend our best wishes to all our customers and readers for a...
Electric Vehicle Policy in Ireland The Irish government has set clear objective to reduce emissions...
Fuel is one of the most crucial cost items for carriers and fleets. Changes in fuel costs influence...
Driver behaviour is the series of actions performed by drivers when operating vehicles. Many...
We're delighted to announce that we've successfully raised a total of €1220 for charities in...
In today's dynamic business landscape, tracking systems have become an imperative. Our fast-paced...
At present, and unsurprisingly, ambitious decarbonization objectives are being pursued globally to...
The EU Mobility Package stands as a set of legislative measures introduced by the European...
Fleet Managers: The Deadline is Approaching
In the Irish construction industry, the efficient management of vehicles plays a pivotal role in...
Time is running out: fleet operators have less than a year to meet new HGV safety requirements if...
The new tachograph regulations from the European Union represent a significant step toward...
Government plans to equip breakdown vehicles with red flashing lights to help protect drivers have...
At Transpoco, we are committed to helping our customers improve safety and efficiency. That's why...
UK businesses reported £3.5 billion worth of stolen equipment in 2022, as a result of rising thefts...
A global competition to encourage and reward safe driving behaviour in support of Brake’s annual...
Visitors to Driving for Better Business’s stand at Fleet & Mobility Live, on October 3rd 4th at the...
Half (50%) of car drivers broke the speed limit on 30mph roads compared to 45% on motorways and 11%...
Average fleet vehicle off-road (VOR) times in the UK have increased dramatically since the...
First Hydrogen is opening up fleet trials for its hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) to...
A haulage firm has been fined £150,000 after a light goods vehicle (LGV) driver was killed when his...
RAC patrols went out to more than 8,100 pothole breakdowns between April and June 2023, the highest...
FTAI has made public the date for 2023 Transport Manager seminar, that will take place at the...
FTA Ireland has recently promoted the TruckSafe™ compliance standard, that completes the series...
Fleet and business new car registrations increased by 36% in June, with almost 100,000 company cars...
Just over a third of company cars are diesel, down from 80% of the fleet in 2017, according to new...
A commercial fleet operator has been fined £255,000 after a worker fell from a lorry and fractured...
The company Serco has been fined £240,000 after a passenger in a lorry, which crashed into litter...
UK commercial vehicle manufacturing output increased by a third (33.3%) in April, with 10,504 vans,...
Fetch, a new on-demand car-hailing service using remote-controlled driverless vehicles, has been...
Service, maintenance and repair are being taken back in-house by some fleets, according to...
GCS Johnson has been fined £140,000 after an employee was killed while unloading a trailer. Anthony...
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) launched in April its vision 2030, setting out what...
A new online library has been launched by National Highways through its Driving for Better Business...
Asda has partnered with autonomous vehicle technology start-up Wayve to deliver groceries to...
Almost half (45%) of fleet managers operating small and medium-sized fleets are struggling to make...
Fleet registrations drove the new car market in March, with 40% more company cars sold...
An IAM RoadSmart survey of more than 2,000 drivers suggests that one in 10 motorists have driven in...
The shortage of drivers in Europe is a complex issue, and there is no simple solution to this...
A joint police and National Highways operation using an unmarked HGV captured almost 700 offences...
Long delays are being predicted in parts of the south and west of the UK this Easter bank holiday...
New van registrations were 8.5% up in February, delivering the month's best performance since 1998....
Lamps, reflectors and indicators top the league of MOT failures, data from the Driver and Vehicle...
The vast majority of UK drivers travel fewer than 15,000 miles per year by car, according to new...
In the current recession times, as fleets cannot eliminate the need for fuel and energy to get...
Fleet and business new car registrations were up by more than a third in January compared to the...
Manufacturers have been accused of profiteering from the shortage of new cars and vans as demand...
The death of a visiting HGV driver at a wine and drinks supplier after being hit by a forklift...
Long lead times for new cars and vans are expected to continue into the second part of 2023...
Courier fleets have ramped up driver recruitment and expanded vehicle numbers to meet peak seasonal...
Autoneum Great Britain was fined last December after an employee who fell from a delivery vehicle...
Fleet decision makers across Europe are facing an unprecedented winter of high fuel costs, driver...
We hope you had a great start into 2023 - happy new year from the Transpoco team!
The whole team at Transpoco hopes you are enjoying the holiday season!
Christmas and the holiday season, coming right after the Black Friday madness, are probably the...
Two companies have received six-figure fines after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver suffered...
The AA has attended an additional 225 breakdowns a day, in November, due to damage caused by...
The number of drivers that attended court for drug driving and speeding offences reached a record...
Deaths and serious injuries on UK roads are on the rise, according to latest crash data analysed by...
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) and key industry stakeholders are expressing concern...
Tool theft has soared in the last 12 months, with more than a third of van drivers falling victim –...
Commercial fleets are being urged to plan for price pressure on labour rates and the price of parts...
Road collisions causing deaths and serious injuries that involve vans, trucks and buses are sliding...
Fleets face more misery at the pumps after members of Opec+ - a group that includes Saudi Arabia...
According to new data released by the Department for Transport (DfT), van and lorry traffic...
The Government is being urged to put safety first in a possible major overhaul of driving licence...
Rising living costs could jeopardise the safety of grey fleet vehicles as one in five drivers say...
Lowering a business’ environmental impact and cost advantages top a list of reasons why UK fleets...
The UK’s automotive and fleet sectors have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death on...
The postcode CR0 (Croydon) has, according to new research by Direct Line Motor Insurance, the...
The use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications could lead to drivers being prosecuted under...
Used light commercial vehicle (LCV) prices fell in Q2 by 1.6% as the market remains stable...
Manufacturers are prioritising private consumers over fleet customers as they struggle to fulfil...
The automotive and mobility industry is facing a skills shortage “at all levels of seniority”,...
Almost half of drivers that took part in a recent survey thought it was “fine” to use a phone...
A van driver, who crashed into a National Highways patrol vehicle to evade a temporary road closure...
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 26.5% last month, the best May performance for a decade...
The number of people killed on London’s roads in 2021 fell to the lowest level on record, but...
The new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined for the fifth straight month in May, with...
The UK is “tantalisingly” close to hitting the half a million milestone of electric cars being...
Fleets who fall victim to crime are being urged to contribute to a new national online database...
A pop-up, solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging hub, which is deployable in just 24 hours,...
Used LCV values remained above £10,000 for the fifth consecutive month in April as trading remained...
The supply of new cars and vans could worsen, and prices could rise further, while Russia’s...
An experienced HGV driver who claimed a sneezing fit led to him ploughing into the back of a car on...
A driver who killed another motorist in a crash and then lied to police about his speed has been...
The cost differential between diesel and petrol has grown over recent weeks, with diesel seeing...
Fleets are being urged to make their drivers aware of new rules for using a mobile phone while...
The overwhelming majority (89%) of drivers say car headlights on UK roads are too bright, leaving...
The overwhelming majority of UK motorists support the use of safety camera technology to check for...
New vehicle supply is facing further “headwinds”, despite healthy order banks ahead of the March...
Sales of new vans and pick-ups were down by 6% in February, as the commercial vehicle sector...
The war in Ukraine is continuing to drive pump prices higher and has halted car production at the...
When we talk about being predictive and proactive in your fleet strategy, we also talk about...
More than one in six of all fatal crashes involved alcohol in 2020 compared to around one in seven...
Fleets are being warned to expect fuel prices to continue rising after Russia invaded Ukraine...
Employers risk running out of drivers through a lack of Category C licence training, according to...
New mobile phone laws while driving will come into force in the UK from March 25, with research...
Some major changes to the Highway Code in the United Kingdom are in force since January 29th. The...
According to Aston Barclay’s latest used car insights report, used fleet car prices rose 40.8%...
A new study by Goodyear has revealed that 61% of UK fleets have put formalised sustainability...
A truck driver has been jailed for more than eight years after his HGV struck multiple vehicles,...
Continental has launched a new all-season van tyre that is designed for use on delivery vans. The...
According to KPMG, new vehicle supply challenges will continue in the automotive industry...
Cash incentives offered to attract drivers to the home delivery sector are “significantly”...
An estimated 27 million trips by car to see friends and family between December 17th and Christmas...
A commercial vehicle servicing and repair company has been fined after two workers suffered serious...
Supply constraints as a result of the semiconductor shortage are probably the cause of a decline in...
The constant constraints we are subject to, be it because of the global crisis, of Brexit or of...
The UK Government will tighten the rules on the use of mobile phones making it illegal to use a...
The remarketing sector needs to move to meet the expectations of used car buyers who have had to...
Fleet and business registrations declined by 41% in October, with 47,860 company cars registered...
Tackling the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver shortage is a top priority for the Department for...
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) is predicting record pump prices of 142 ppl for petrol and...
Car auction houses are continuing to report record-breaking prices as demand in the used market...
The UK is suffering a fuel supply shortage after news reported the lack of drivers and consequent...
The global shortage in semiconductors is becoming a “serious issue” for the vehicle rental...
The Government has defended its handling of the HGV driver shortage after fuel deliveries were...
The fleet industry is facing longer lead times for new cars and vans as manufacturers struggle to...
The UK government has announced changes to the HGV driver test in order to free up capacity for...
According to almost two thirds (65%) of car and van drivers, the maintenance of existing roads is...
Fleets are being warned of the rising use of drugs and alcohol which is causing concern about...
The vast majority of businesses (93%) replaced domestic business trips with virtual meetings during...
A drug driver who ignored a lane closure before crashing his HGV into a stationary police car,...
The theme for Road Safety Week 2021 has been announced as ‘Road Safety Heroes’, celebrating the...
Derek Holland, a 59-year-old lorry driver from Sutton Avenue, Seaford, was sentenced last week for...
Some BP petrol stations have been closed temporarily due to driver shortages impacting the delivery...
Police driving an unmarked HGV cab have caught motorists on the motorway breaking the law, with 85...
According to the RHA (Road Haulage Association), the driver shortage is currently hitting crisis...
According to different press sources, the used-vehicle market is booming and while it seems to be a...
According to the Department for Transport figures recently shared, UK road deaths dropped for the...
The construction company BAM Nuttall has been fined £700,000 (€817,933.97) after an employee was...
Birmingham is hosting the Project Endeavour autonomous driving trial, as it enters its next phase...
Dashboard cameras are indeed an invaluable tool: they work like a reliable pair of eyes, monitoring...
A distracted driving study recently conducted in Spain has investigated on the use of WhatsApp...
Technology is changing every aspect of our lives and its importance has become even more prominent...
Traffic accidents have always caused a huge trauma to societies and an enormous cost to economies...
If you are managing vehicles we are pretty sure you have heard of but hopefully also used fleet...
As a fleet manager, you might be already well aware of the dangers of distracted driving or have...
As it happens in other sectors and in our daily routines, technology is taking over and for a...
It seems companies still have a long way to go when it comes to performing vehicle checks or having...
The Health and Safety Authority has started a two-week transport operations and vehicles at work...
The American state of Colorado has recently published figures on distracted driving for the...
The NHTSA has announced that April 2021 is going to be distracted driving awareness month in the...
According to a recent article by Fleet News, vans have made-up the top three positions for the most...
According to a recent study carried out by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for...
Drivers might feel at times that they can do more that just driving their vehicle and it is...
The Scottish Road Safety Framework has been recently presented, with the ambituous goal of no-one...
A Leicestershire haulage firm said its decision to install cameras to its fleet had been vindicated...
The company PCR Steel has been fined this February after a driver was fatally injured by steelwork,...
Despite all the safety technology coming into use these days it seems the attention of drivers has...
The use of mobile phone behind the wheel is one of the unfortunately many distracted driving habits...
Distracted driving kills and injures every year thousands of people and professional drivers are...
Despite the lower volume of traffic on British (and European) roads because of the pandemic, the...
Tighter laws around mobile phone use behind the wheel are set to come in this new year in different...
Happy new year from the Transpoco team! We hope you made the most out of the holiday season and are...
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and will have a great start of the new year: we wish you will...
Generally speaking, during the Holiday Season roads can get pretty busy with both families getting...
Will images like this one, of what looks like an empty shopping center, become the norm because of...
According to research carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), engaging with your...
With the global community still getting adjusted to the pandemic and the different lockdown...
The Road Safety Week, the UK's biggest road safety week, organised by the charity Brake, took place...
This Sunday, November 15th, marked the ‘World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims’, a day...
We all know (or should know) what best practices should be while driving: focusing on the road...
With the growing concerns for the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic spreading in Europe,...
Leading fleet management solutions provider, Transpoco Telematics, has launched a groundbreaking...
Road accidents are something fleets never would like to talk about, although when it happens, only...
Two driver behaviour studies recently presented at the annual lecture of the Road Safety Authority...
The Irish Road Safety Week 2020 is being celebrated this week, from Monday 5 October to Sunday 11...
Sussex Police recently released the dash cam footage of a crash that happened on 15th November 2019...
Drivers who kill others after speeding, racing, using a phone or due to impaired driving (under the...
The initiative known as Project Edward has this year Driving for Work as its leading topic. After...
A recent study conducted by the Dutch Institute for Road Safety has shown that a significant and...
According to an ETSC report made public in the month of July 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown had an...
Global Fleet Champions, a not-for-profit global campaign to prevent crashes and reduce pollution...
The results from a recent survey, conducted by a leasing company and made public by Fleet News have...
According to a survey carried out by CameraMatics and made public by Fleet News, the majority of...
Responding to the challenges of drivers and of the transport sector in COVID-19 times, Ford has...
According to a recent Business Barometer research from Mercedes-Benz Cans UK, 4 in 5 members of the...
With the coronavirus pandemic still growing and no solution or vaccine being ready, the future of...
During the month of June, the fleet and business car market have started to show their first signs...