Fleet Management

Driving a Commercial Vehicle in the US

Life on the Road The work/life balance of truckers in the US is notoriously unusual: drivers typically spend several weeks or even months out on the road at a time. While there are some ‘trampers’ in the UK (“long-distance artic drivers away from home for long periods, who routinely sleep in their cabs“), driving for […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on November 28, 2019.

New DVSA Guidance for Daily Walkaround Checks

The DVSA Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness is a cornerstone of HGV fleet safety. It gives drivers and operators a framework to plan, execute and record the preventative maintenance activities needed to keep vehicles safe and roadworthy. The Guide is the first source of information about daily walkaround checks. It outlines things like: When the checks […]

Fleet Management Walkaround Checks & Defect Reporting Posted by Paul on September 27, 2019.

Pass-only checks, Resource schedule and User & driver maintenance

Shahid Latif #StreamTeam update | 28 June 2019 | New features Hi, my name’s Shahid, I’m the Product Manager here at Stream. As part of that role, I’m involved in a lot of aspects of Stream. In particular, to help drive it forward and ensure that it continues to benefit our customers through innovative new […]

Fleet Management Video Updates Walkaround Checks & Defect Reporting Posted by Paul on June 28, 2019.

Are you ready for the Smart Tachograph?

From 15 June 2019, any newly registered vehicles requiring a tachograph to be fitted must use a type 1C unit tachograph – also known as a smart tachograph. Which vehicles need a smart tachograph? The rules affect any vehicle first registered on or after 15 June 2019, that requires a tachograph to be fitted. Whether […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on May 23, 2019.

The elephant in the truck: Commercial drivers & mental health

This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, so we thought it would be the perfect time to talk about some of the ways fleet operators can help drivers better manage their mental health. Poor mental health is something that affects at least 1 in 4 of us each year, and almost one-third of truck drivers cite being away […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on May 16, 2019.

Commercial vehicle operators & Brexit

2021 Update New laws relating to vans and light goods vehicles transporting goods between the UK and EU have been announced by the DfT (Department for Transport). The rules will come into place from early in 2022 and will apply to all UK individuals and businesses operating goods vehicles to, from and between EU countries. […]

Fleet Management Logistics News Posted by Paul on March 19, 2019.

Are you ready for the end of HGV annual testing exemptions?

The DVSA removed exemptions from annual testing for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) from May last year. For HGV operators, vehicles which were previously exempt from annual testing must now have a valid test certificate in place. The enforcement of the ruling has had a phased roll-out. The roll-out began in May 2018 and has a fast-approaching […]

Fleet Management Walkaround Checks & Defect Reporting Posted by Paul on February 27, 2019.

What is a grey fleet?

What is a grey fleet? RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) define the grey fleet as: “Individuals who drive their own vehicles for work purposes” As a manager or business owner, your grey fleet is made up of any vehicles used within your business which are owned by the driver or operator […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on November 23, 2018.

Understanding the check requirements for PUWER

Complying with PUWER is about more than checking your equipment whenever you remember, and fixing things as and when they break. You need to follow a process in order to really fulfil your responsibilities under the HSE regulations. What is PUWER? PUWER stands for the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, an HSE (Health & […]

Fleet Management Walkaround Checks & Defect Reporting Posted by Paul on May 18, 2018.

Questions you should be asking in your Transport Management Software demo

Overseeing transportation and logistics for a busy, growing company can be complex. Managing drivers, vehicles and orders or jobs is a big task, whatever sector you operate in. In order to help you manage your logistics operations more efficiently and effectively, you may be starting to investigate putting a robust transport management system in place […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on March 16, 2018.

Demystifying the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness: Using Electronic Systems

The Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness is the document provided by the DVSA, to guide operators of commercial goods vehicles and passenger carrying vehicles. The document offers guidelines and best practices for operators to comply with laws around vehicle safety and maintenance. In other posts, we covered the sections of the guide relating to driver daily […]

Fleet Management Walkaround Checks & Defect Reporting Posted by Paul on March 8, 2018.

How to Persuade Management That You Need a Better System for Completing Vehicle Checks

Using an app for daily walkaround checks, and a back-office system which also manages overall vehicle maintenance can improve walkaround check systems. Implementation offers multiple benefits: for drivers undertaking walkaround checks, for the maintenance team carrying out vehicle repairs, for the management team responsible for the overall fleet, and for business systems as a whole. […]

Fleet Management Walkaround Checks & Defect Reporting Posted by Paul on November 8, 2017.

How to Efficiently Manage Vehicles and Drivers as Operations Grow

Nobody can argue that a growing business is a good thing. Orders increase, profits go up and staff morale is likely to improve. But, as a business making deliveries in your own vehicles, growth not only means more orders but more vehicles, more drivers and more complex runs. This added layer of complexity, as businesses […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on October 19, 2017.

How to Easily View the Location of All Your Vehicles

As the person responsible for route planning, it can be a challenge to keep tabs on the exact location of every vehicle, collection, and delivery. You might know which collections and deliveries are assigned to each driver at any time, but actually locating an individual driver can involve a series of phone calls, delaying […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on May 9, 2017.

How to make vehicle logistics management easy with STREAM

STREAM for vehicle logistics and car transport companies has been launched, with a host of features designed specifically for the vehicle transport industry. Using STREAM will make the whole process of car transportation quicker and easier, resulting in time and cost savings: both drivers’ time spent on the road, and back-office time spent planning routes […]

Fleet Management Posted by Paul on October 4, 2016.

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