It’s just one week until Commercial Vehicles Show 2019 kicks off in the Birmingham NEC and we’re getting excited! We can’t wait to welcome all attendees to our TomTom Telematics HUB (Hall 4, Stand E31). There, we’ll be joined by some of our leading .connect partners who’ll be helping us showcase what an integrated telematics […]
It’s just a little over a week until the Commercial Vehicles Show will be kicking off in the Birmingham NEC. If you’re attending, be sure to check out TomTom Telematics HUB (Hall 4, Stand E31). We’ve teamed up with some of our leading .connect partners to showcase what a truly integrated telematics solution can deliver for […]
If you use vehicles to deliver your products or services, route planning is essential. Intelligent route planning has several key benefits. It keeps your customers happy, as you arrive on time. It keeps your drivers and vehicles safe. And it helps you keep fuel costs under control. In recent TomTom Telematics research, however, 53% of […]
Planning on coming to the Commercial Vehicles Show in the Birmingham NEC this year? Great news: The TomTom Telematics team will be there in force! The ‘best attended, largest and most comprehensive road transport and commercial vehicle event’ in the UK is one of the highlights of our year. With over 21,000 operators from around […]
For many small and medium sized companies in a variety of industries, cars and vans play an essential role. A fleet of even a small number of vehicles, however, changes the nature of your workflow. Specific challenges need to be overcome and jobs need to be dealt with. Without careful, attentive workflow management, these issues […]
During the first half of 2018, HGV fleet costs rose by 2.5% in the UK. If you’re an HGV fleet manager, this did nothing but add more pressure. After all, you want to keep running costs low and productivity high – a difficult balancing act at the best of times. So, let’s be resourceful. This […]
Does your company rely on GPS to do business? Then you should make sure you’re ready for the GPS Week Number Roll Over. Also known as the GPS Leap or WNRO, this event will affect many GPS receivers all over the world in April of this year. If your company is impacted, it could cause […]
Effective planning, route scheduling and customer responsiveness have always been critical ingredients for fleet organisations striving to achieve high standards of operational efficiency. In the current environment, with the Brexit malaise contributing to a great deal of economic uncertainly, balancing financial constraints with quality standards brings these objectives into even sharper focus. According to TomTom […]
One of the most crucial elements of managing a HGV transport fleet is route planning. How do you ensure that the roads your drivers are taking are optimal for reaching the destination safely and on time? As this quick article explains, there are plenty of factors to take into account regarding HGV route planning. And […]
Transport and logistics companies are in a strange situation. Demand for their services is increasing worldwide thanks to the boom in cross-border ecommerce. At the same time, sourcing the most crucial element of their workforce – namely qualified, reliable drivers – is becoming more difficult. A HGV driver shortage is currently gripping the industry. The […]
