Safety is never far from the top of the fleet management agenda. One of the biggest reasons for taking greater control over a company’s activity out on the road remains the wellbeing of staff. Driving is the riskiest activity most people engage in while at work and road crashes have been found to account for […]
Information overload. The scourge of the 21st century. More data, more statistics, more figures in a world awash with technology-enabled information, but not necessarily knowledge. For fleet management, modern integration with existing software platforms means big data seems to get ever bigger, especially when you consider that a typical large fleet of 100 vehicles making […]
In our previous blog focused on the evolution of telematics, we took a look at the technology’s past. Now we turn our gaze towards the near future. Telematics has a potentially huge role to play as we increasingly move from a traditional model of fleet management to a bold new world of ‘mobility’. We’ve already […]
There are over 31 million cars in the UK alone. That’s a lot of business car drivers, all with their own tasks, agendas, and unique personalities. What type of driver are you and your fleet members? Find out below! Want to find out how you can manage risk and reduce the costs associated with running […]
960,000 people in the UK currently use a company car – including field sales, directors, delivery drivers, meter readers and many more. But who’s responsible when things go wrong? A study conducted by RAC Business found that a whopping 9 out of 10 company car drivers admit to speeding on motorways, and almost half admit […]
When each aspect of a business is managed meticulously, you’ll know that profit margins are increased, worker morale improves, and deadlines are reached with less fuss. This is obvious. What you may not be aware of, however, is that by placing your complete faith in the men and women who operate your fleet, you may […]
Over the past 50 years, technology has developed at an unbelievable rate. One of the first home computers, the Sinclair ZX80, was launched in 1980 and was equipped with 1 KB of static RAM and 4 KB of read-only memory[1]. To provide context, a standard smartphone has around 2,000,000 times more RAM and usually around […]
At present in the UK, 16.7 million people rely on a car to get to work, whether they are the driver or the passenger. That’s 36% of people who are driving to work. In November 2017, petrol costs were up by 1.8p per litre month-on-month to 119.1p, while diesel rose by 2.3p to 122.8p. Experts […]
Company cars have historically been known as a perk across businesses. Traditionally, it has been a model that works for both employees and companies alike, but now, with tax on company cars continuing to rise, many businesses are considering alternatives. One of the most popular alternatives is to offer a car allowance, a cash alternative […]
