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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 […]
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26/04/2023
Government extends HGV skills boot camp training scheme
The government has extended its HGV Skills Boot Camp driver training scheme with plans to train another 2,160 candidates over the next 12 months to create almost 2,000 new drivers. As the industry continues to face challenges with driver shortages, this is fantastic news and we are pleased that the government continues to support our […]
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17/04/2023
Transport Operators Benefit from using Convey’s New Workshop Module
Operators “transforming” their workshop management & maintenance with the launch of new Convey Workshop App After 6 months of rigorous industry trials, driver and vehicle compliance experts, Convey Technology, have launched their Workshop Module and mobile app to make life easier for transport operators across the UK. Used in conjunction with Convey’s Fleet Management Module, […]
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13/04/2023
Convey are a DVSA Earned Recognition Approved IT Supplier
You may know that Convey are a DVSA Earned Recognition Approved IT Supplier. But did you know that we are one of just a handful of approved providers who can offer both the driver system and vehicle maintenance system on a single platform. The Earned Recognition Scheme is a way for vehicle operators to prove […]
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11/04/2023
Majority of drivers are opposed in changes in MOT regulations
Nearly 75% of drivers say that they think that £35-45 is a reasonable price to pay once a year to make sure their car is roadworthy and safe, and 67% believe that lives would be at risk if MOTs were extended. New data from a survey of UK drivers conducted by Savanta, shows that they […]