INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Guardian by Seeing Machines – Helping drivers stay safer when risk emerges
Fatigue and distraction are among the most difficult risks for fleet operators to manage. They can develop quickly, may not be obvious to the driver, and can have serious consequences before anyone else has an opportunity to intervene. Guardian by Seeing Machines is designed to change that – combining intelligent driver monitoring with 24/7 human intervention […]
UK safety mandates raise the bar – but how can existing vehicles keep pace?
The UK is taking a major step towards safer roads, with the Government moving ahead with plans to mandate 18 advanced vehicle safety technologies for mass-produced vehicles under the Great Britain type approval scheme. The package includes Advanced Distraction Warning and Drowsiness and Attention Warning – technologies designed to identify risks such as driver distraction and fatigue […]
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing: Why UK fleet managers can’t stop at visibility of risk
Most fleet and safety leaders can already tell you which of their drivers are racking up points, which ones have had a near miss, or which licences are due for a check. The hard part is turning that knowledge into action before it becomes a claim, a prosecution, or worse. Risk management technology provider, SambaSafety, […]
Stop time, not drive time, is logistics’ next efficiency gain
For many logistics operators, route optimisation has traditionally been viewed as a question of distance, traffic, and sequencing. But for delivery networks optimised with AI and routing technology, the biggest source of inefficiency is not on the road anymore. It is at the stop. Every delivery network evolves over time. New depots are added, different […]
The swivelling must stop: why the supply chain needs a single, secure AI agent to rule them all
By Jonah McIntire, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Trimble There’s no question that our global supply chain is powered by data. Increasingly intelligent tech solutions pull, analyse and act on this massive amount of data from a multitude of sources. For the past 40+ years, the transportation and logistics industry has settled into an inefficient […]
How the €3 levy on non-European parcels will affect both businesses and consumers
By Shahab Wahdatehagh (pictured), Vice President, Global Trade Intelligence EMEA/AP at Descartes On 1 July 2026, the European Union introduced a new import charge on goods originating from outside the EU. Anyone ordering a parcel from, for example, a Chinese ecommerce platform can expect a surcharge of €3 as a temporary, simplified customs duty. The […]
Pothole callouts are five times higher than last year – and fleet operators are paying the price
By Richard Moss, Road Repair Expert at highway maintenance specialist, Instarmac In February 2026, the RAC recorded an average of 225 pothole-related breakdown reports every single day – more than five times the daily average of 43 seen across the whole of 2025. In that month alone, 6,290 drivers contacted the RAC after hitting a pothole, compared […]
Powering the transition: the critical role of connected infrastructure in EV fleet adoption
It’s fair to suggest that company car fleets are leading the way in the transition to electrification. Encouraged by favourable tax incentives and lower operating costs, the percentage of plug-in vehicles in UK fleets grew from less than 9% in 2021 to more than 65% in 2025. However, data shows that not all fleets are […]
Strengthening Post-Collision Response: The emerging role of fleet operators in saving lives
Driver First Assist (DFA) is a national road safety Community Interest Company working to strengthen one of the least developed areas of the Safe System approach: post-collision response. For over a decade, DFA has worked alongside police, fire and ambulance professionals to equip drivers with the skills and confidence to act safely and effectively in […]
Helping fleets move beyond reactive driver management with Roadie
Ask a driver what they make of the driver app on their phone and you’ll usually get a shrug. It scores them, it flags them, and someone back at the office decides what happens next. A driver app shouldn’t be complicated: show people how they’re driving and help them get better at it. Yet most […]