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05/07/2023
HGV Levy restarts 1st August
There’s less than a month until the HGV Levy is reintroduced. The HGV levy ensures all HGVs from 12 tonnes and over make a contribution when they use UK roads. First introduced in 2014, the levy was suspended in August 2020 to support the haulage sector and aid recovery from the pandemic. Following a consultation […]
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27/06/2023
Road Transport Expo 23
Karen Crispe, our Commercial Director, will be attending the Road Transport Expo tomorrow! She is looking forward to a fantastic show and learning about what’s new in the transport space. If you’d like to meet Karen for a coffee and chat about Convey, email kcrispe@convey-tech.com
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15/06/2023
Managing driver performance & risk is key to effectively running a fleet
Managing driver performance and risk is key to effectively running your fleet. ⭐️ Our performance module is core to our platform and, as such, is a free of charge addition when you run our Tachograph module. With the module, you can access electronic debriefs and digitally manage any infringements. Drivers and managers do not have […]
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02/06/2023
Driver shortages not limited to UK
The Road Transport Union are warning that the driver shortages are not just limited to the UK, but is a global issue that must be tackled together. The chronic shortage of professional HGV and PSV drivers is worsening, impacting services from local bus and coach routes to international supply chains. We have seen, over the […]
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01/06/2023
Karen Crispe joins the latest Fleet Geeks Podcast
Have you listened to the Fleet Geeks Podcast ‘Making fleets digital and a love of the Transport Sector with Karen Crispe’? Karen chatted to Pete Rushmer from our partner, Flagship Partners, about her long and distinguished career in the transport and logistics industry, and especially about diversity in the industry and how technology & software will help […]
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15/05/2023
Mental heath awareness week- we’re passionate about drivers health & wellbeing
At Convey, everything we do is to support our industry to keep the roads safe, as well as helping businesses to look after all those that drive on them. Driver’s mental health and wellbeing is a topic that we are passionate about, and we believe that looking after your drivers is key to effectively running […]
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12/05/2023
Government allows longer semi trailer combinations
The Government has permitted a new law allowing for longer lorries on British roads from May 31st. Fleets will be able to use a longer trailer combination of up to 18.55 metres. This change will allow for 8% fewer journeys than current trailers, which equates to needing one less trailer for every 12 trips. Read […]
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10/05/2023
82% of fleet managers think that technology can help their drivers to reduce paperwork
82% of fleet managers think that technology can help their drivers to reduce paperwork. ✅ Our Commercial Director, Karen, has been at the ITT hub event today. There have been some really insightful discussions and conversations with experts from across the industry, including this great talk from Brett Gascoigne, where some really interesting statistics were […]
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03/05/2023
Only 21% of operators say that complete fleet is fitted with Smart Tachographs
Smart Tachographs are the second generation of digital tachographs used to record a driver’s working hours. The smart devices allow operators to remotely access the tachograph information, giving fleet managers more control over their fleet’s compliance. Motor Transport’s Hot Topics: Cameras and Telematics 2023 report, stated that, event though it’s necessary for vehicles manufactured since […]
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27/04/2023
Commercial fleets could easily avoid thousands of costly punctures
Commercial Vehicles could easily avoid thousands of punctures a year, simply by checking yards regularly. A study from Bridgestone concludes that thousands of HGV punctures in England could be prevented if commercial fleets took the time to check their yards and depots for things like bolts, nails and screws. The two-year study into debris related […]