Teletrac Navman joins forces with Reflex Vehicle Hire
After a successful initial contract, Reflex Vehicle Hire has committed to operating its entire fleet through TN360, the next generation fleet management solution by Teletrac Navman, as well as equip all vehicles with the business’ AI-powered smart dashcams and supporting hardware. By the end of 2023, almost a third of all vehicles available to hire […]
VolkerHighways repairs record number of potholes in Bath and North East Somerset
VolkerHighways has revealed that its team working on a contract in Bath and North East Somerset has fixed double the number of potholes this year compared to the whole of 2022. Due to the severe weather the country experienced during the winter months, the highway industry has seen a national increase in the number of […]
Government launches review of DVLA
The government has launched an independent review of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency with the aim of ensuring “it can continue to provide excellent customer-focused digital services to keep drivers and vehicles on the road simply, safely and efficiently”. The DVLA maintains the correct registration and licensing of over 50 million driver records and […]
East Midlands funding deal confirmed as part of plans for devolutionEast Midlands
Millions of pounds in funding, made possible because of plans for devolution in the East Midlands, has been agreed and will be spent on improving transport, housing and the skills of local people in the region. This includes £750,000 for a new cycling and walking route in Derbyshire – a 1¼ mile link connecting Markham […]
GRIDSERVE partners with Dootrix
EV services company GRIDSERVE, which is rolling out electric forecourts and EV charging points across the UK, has signed a long-term, multi-million pound partnership with Microsoft-Azure experts, Dootrix, to provide the user experience and back-end cloud engineering services that will help deliver a seamless, stress-free, electric-vehicle driving experience. GRIDSERVE’s “sun-to-wheel” operations start with hybrid solar […]
Sunak fails to confirm 2030 petrol and diesel ban will go ahead
The Prime Minister has talked of tackling the climate crisis in a “proportionate and pragmatic” way as he refused to confirm that the 2030 ban on petrol and diesel vehicle sales will go ahead. The Daily Telegraph quotes Rishi Sunak as saying: “Of course net zero is important to me. “So yes we’re going to […]
Messagemaker delivers VMS to support Stena Line’s traffic control
LED signage company Messagemaker Displays Ltd has supplied two Mobile Variable Message Sign Trailers and two Mobile VMS Tower Units to international ferry company, Stena Line. The LED signage, which can be used to display clear messages with real time updates, were implemented to help organise on-site port traffic at two of Stena Line’s ports […]
Legendary author accuses Met Police of acting like the Stasi over speeding ticket
The veteran writer and former spy Frederick Forsyth has accused London’s Metropolitan Police of “hounding an old codger” over speeding ticket “rather than solving burglaries”. The Evening Standard newspaper reports The Day of the Jackal author was caught by a speed camera on the A40 in October and says he paid a fine for driving […]
A12 improvement in Essex moves a step forward
National Highways says “transformative” plans to radically improve the A12 between Chelmsford and Colchester have moved a step closer following the end of the six-month examination period. The evidence gathered – which has come from a variety of interested parties including the public and local authorities – will now be considered by the Examining Authority […]
Re-flow highlights “what is field management”
Field management software company for highways and traffic management, Re-flow, has returned with the second episode of the podcast, The Conversation. Last time, founders Mike Saunders and Lee Wade took listeners on an insightful look into Re-flow’s past. Now that the company’s history and ethos has been established, the team tackles the second most important […]