Truck Locator Telematics Blog Archive

    DAF Connect Fleet Management Platform Expands With Webshop & Open Platform
    Posted April 9, 2021
    DAF’s fleet management tool is getting a webshop where users can manage their subscriptions and an open-source platform to enable easy integration of third-party fleet management tools. ...
    IVECO ON & Easy Way App Combine IVECO Service & Transport Solutions
    Posted March 19, 2021
    The truck manufacturer has merged its digital services for fleet management, vehicle monitoring, and telematics reporting into a single online platform for drivers and fleet managers. ...
    New 'MAN Now' Service Allows For Over-The-Air Software Updates, Including MAN OnlineTraffic For Route Planning
    Posted February 16, 2021
    The service lets drivers install updates on demand without having to go to a workshop as long as they have access to mobile Internet and is available across the newest MAN Truck Generation. ...
    Real-Time, Automatic Tachograph Recording & Analysis Feature Added To DAF Connect
    Posted January 8, 2020
    DAF Trucks is enhancing its DAF Connect fleet management platform with a new feature called “Remote Tacho Download” that helps operators maintain accurate tacho administration records. ...
    Bridgestone Announces Rebranding Of Recently Acquired TomTom Telematics To Webfleet Solutions
    Posted September 16, 2019
    The new name is derived from the WEBFLEET platform that was part of TomTom Telematics for 20 years. ...
    DAF Delivers Valuable Information To Drivers & Fleet Owners With Its Connect & Fleet Services Portals
    Posted May 8, 2019
    Every new DAF vehicle sold in the United Kingdom will now come standard with the DAF Connect fleet management platform ...
    Scania Connected Vehicles Produce 2.9 Kilometres Worth Of Invaluable Data Each Month
    Posted April 2, 2019
    The truck maker uses this wealth of information to anticipate fleet customers’ maintenance and repair needs, as well as to bolster its efforts in designing new features or improving existing functions. ...
    Ford & Vodafone Are Testing New Connected Vehicle Technologies
    Posted September 28, 2018
    The companies are working to perfect systems that warn drivers of nearby accidents as well as the presence of incoming emergency vehicles, among other things. ...
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    Man Receives Gold Award From EcoVadis
    Posted 20/05/2024
    EcoVadis awarded Man a sustainability rating score of 73 points, which ranks the truckmaker in the top 5% of best-rated companies. ...
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    Aggregate Supplier Rory J. Holbrook Buys 12 New Daf XDC Tippers
    Posted 16/05/2024
    Norfolk-based aggregate supplier Rory J. ...
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    Alltruck Serves Up ‘Game-Changing’ Solutions To Food & Drink Transporters
    Posted 14/05/2024
    Alltruck plc has introduced a range of vehicle contract hire solutions tailored to the specific requirements of the food and beverage industry. ...
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    Volvo Rigid Curtainsiders Deliver For Bristol’s Butcombe Brewery
    Posted 09/05/2024
    Butcombe Brewery recently continued to upgrade its delivery fleet (which serves more than 100 pubs, bars, and inns in South West England) by purchasing Volvo FE 6x2 and FL 4x2 rigid curtainsiders. ...
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    Renault C520 Off Road Truck Shoulders The Load For Morecambe Metals
    Posted 03/05/2024
    Morecambe Metals purchased a Renault Trucks C520 8x4 Off Road with a Hyva Titan hook loader body with a tri-axle Muldoon roll-on roll-off hook bin trailer to collect and deliver ferrous and non-ferrous metals for recycling. ...
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    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted 19/04/2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
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    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted 16/04/2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
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    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted 11/04/2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted 05/04/2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
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    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted 02/04/2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
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