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Bad driving is bad for business

Discover how bad driving habits can impact your business with tips from Verizon Connect. It's important that your drivers...

3 fuel saving tips for your business

Fleet management and fuel costs go hand in hand. However, that doesn’t mean that businesses need to accept huge fuel bills...

3 ways vehicle tracking can help to improve customer...

Tracking the location of your fleet with a vehicle tracking system can help you achieve your goals. Learn three ways...

Benefits of Commercial GPS Technology

Read the many critical benefits of commercial gps technology for businesses. Commercial Truck Drivers and Businesses...

How Productive Is Your Fleet?

Learn the simple tips and tricks to ensure you're fleet is being as productive as it can be.

Make Payroll Pain-Free With Fleet Tracking

Manual process naturally opens the door to inaccuracies, by automating payroll with the help of a GPS system, businesses...

Are You Getting The Most From Your GPS Solution

Find out if you're currently seeing all the potential benefits of your GPS fleet management solution

Big, Beautiful Data

How does being in the know help your business achieve more? Learn how big data can improve your business by knowing the...

Do you know where your drivers are now?

Worried about where your vehicles are? Do you know when your employees really clock off? Take control and sleep easy...

Buy Cheap, Buy Twice

Choosing anything that costs money should take careful thought & consideration. A telematics system is no different...

9 ways to bring down fuel costs

Fuel is never going to be cheap and buying less will always improve your bottom line. Make sure you're following these...

Transforming transportation – lower costs, improved...

The bus and transportation industry is a challenging place to be in 2019. According to official government statistics...

Haulage: How to handle an increasingly challenging...

The haulage industry has never been without its challenges. Handling multiple shipments across various locations, battling...

Supercharge your utilities company...

While every utilities company is different, the challenges they face are anything but. A demanding customer-base, tight...

How to stay tacho compliant

EU tachograph regulation is strict and the punishment for failing to comply can be severe. Despite this, many fleet-reliant...

3 ways fleet management software benefits the distribution...

The demands on the distribution industry have noticeably increased in recent years. With customers becoming increasingly...

Are your drivers as safe as you think?

A newly discovered loophole in the way road accidents are reported has thrown the topic of commercial driver safety into...

Get your business ready for the future with telematics

The modern fleet is more connected than ever. As the digital revolution continues, this level of connectivity is only...

Are your drivers at risk?

A new report by Road Safety Analysis, commissioned by the AA, has found that ‘at-work’ drivers are far more likely to...

5 ways to optimise your fleet...

When you’re fully aware of what’s happening in your business, you can identify more ways to improve safety, cut costs...

70% of UK drivers admit to breaking the speed limit

The majority of drivers on UK roads regularly break the speed limit. That’s the finding of a recent report published by...

9 Secrets Series: Timing is everything

Your time is precious, especially if you’re running a business. Yet, how much time do you and your team currently waste...

9 Secrets Series: Don't short change yourself

Staff may complete job sheets and not include accurate start and finish times. So, when it comes to billing your customers...

9 Secrets Series: Optimising from A to B

When it comes to getting from A to B, are your drivers following the quickest and most efficient route?...

3 signs of a mediocre fleet

In the present era, fleet managers have access to millions of data points at the touch of a button to track various business...

Common Myths Series: All I need is a dot on a map

Many of those who think fleet tracking is too expensive often also believe they are overpaying as they only really require...

9 Secrets Series: Manual processes are both outdated...

When it comes to your day-to-day operations, do you have manual processes in place which could be automated?

What does Brexit mean for fleets?

Since the result of the EU referendum on 23rd June 2016, businesses and industry bodies across the UK have attempted to...

Common Myths Series: Fleet tracking is too expensive

It’s no secret that there’s a cost to installing GPS tracking across your fleet. However, this should be seen as an investment...

9 Secrets Series: You could be letting your vehicles...

Depreciating vehicle values — and everyday wear and tear — can weigh heavily on your bottom line. While vehicles are expensive...

Common Myths Series: All systems are the same

By far the most common system myth is that all GPS solutions are the same. Fleet managers that have used and been left...

Less paperwork = higher profits?

As the world’s businesses strive to get ever closer to the utopian vision of a paperless office, there’s an old business...

9 Secrets Series: Don't accept bad habits

Do you know how well (or how poorly) your individual drivers perform on the roads?...

Common Myths Series: Fleet management tools require...

Rolling out any new technology across your business can seem daunting. This is a valid concern: a fleet manager’s time...

Why work hard when you can work smart?

When you’re running a busy fleet, it often feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day. With so many important tasks...

9 Secrets Series: Fuel card abuse happens, but it...

Fuel cards can be a very convenient and easy way to manage your fleet’s fuel purchases. However, without the ability to...

Majority of motorists in favour of harsher penalties...

A recent survey commissioned by the head of road safety for England’s Police and Crime Commissioners has revealed that...

Common Myths Series: Our current system works fine

Fleet tracking myths don’t just come from businesses that have decided against installing a GPS solution, they’re prevalent...

9 Secrets Series: You don’t have to pay for wasted...

As a fleet owner, fuel can be an enormous and ever fluctuating cost, one that’s hard to control let alone predict.

Plumbing and Heating: How to handle a busy winter...

Frozen pipes, emergency call-outs and unsociable hours often conspire to make the winter period particularly busy for...

Common Myths Series: We only cover a small area

For many smaller firms that rely on fleets, it’s easy to feel like GPS vehicle tracking is overkill. After all, you only...

Are you keeping your new year’s resolutions on the...

Keeping on the straight and narrow. Everyone wants to be better, and that includes your fleet

9 Secrets Series: Only pay what you owe

You only bill your customers for hours worked — it should be the same with your staff.

Common Myths Series: Driver trust

Many fleet managers believe introducing GPS tracking is a declaration of war on driver trust. Is there any truth to this?

Harnessing the power of technology to help stay...

Winter weather is a safety and efficiency threat for the mobile workforce. Those without the right tools will be left...

Get your assets under control in 2019

Businesses often find themselves caught in a never-ending cycle of playing catch up and putting out fires, never having...

2019: Set your goals

For many of us, the new year means new goals. Whether it is a personal resolution to lose weight or learn a language...

MRM: A smarter way to protect public transport...

Platforms such as Mobile Resource Management (MRM) could help improve passenger safety on public transport...

How to stay on trend in 2019

January is often a time of reflection on the year gone by and planning for the one ahead. Did you achieve everything you...

Do you have a winter driving policy?

With reports suggesting that the UK is set for its coldest winter in almost a decade, now is the time for fleet-reliant...

Dummies guide Video to Mobile Resource Management

Video - Dummies Guide to Mobile Resource Management

What is Telematics?

A combination of the words telecommunications and informatics, it was the joining of these two sciences that resulted...

How to handle the holiday season

The holiday season is traditionally a busy time for many fleet-reliant businesses...

Research finds Ops directors need new tools

79% of senior operational decision makers believe they need a better way to efficiently manage their mobile workforce...

Minimise driver distraction

It almost goes without saying that driving while distracted is potentially dangerous. Yet despite this, four out five...

Tackling Black Friday and the Christmas season

Logistics managers and ops directors turn to tech to help cope with the influx of seasonal orders...

Mobile Resource Management – driving efficiency...

Airline Services businesses need a robust MRM platform to boost operational efficiency

How drivers benefit from GPS tracking

The business benefits of GPS tracking are a major reason behind its growing popularity. With numerous case studies highlighting...

Mobile phones and mobile workers...

Despite harsher penalties, in the UK, for mobile phone use while driving (an instant £200 fine and six penalty points)...

Three things your fleet data could be trying to...

Your fleet may be producing vast amounts of valuable data every minute of every day but without the technology to help...

How to reduce your fleet expenses...

If you are responsible for a fleet of vehicles, you’ll no doubt be aware that day-to-day costs can quickly add up, especially...

Visualising your fleet data...

The modern world runs on data. We create and consume more than ever before. In fact, 90% of all data ever generated was...

Out of hours: to track or not to track?

How can you allow your drivers to use a company vehicle in their own time and only track during the working day?

The gamification of fleet safety

Every driver knows the importance of safer driving. But, while it is important, it’s not the most enthralling of subjects...

Are your drivers taking adequate breaks?...

This is a question that should concern every fleet manager. For one, the effects of driving while tired can be significant...

Why tracking your assets is as important as tracking...

If your company has physical high-value assets, such as cranes, tractors or excavators, then keeping track of them is...

In the loop: How MRM can turn around your business...

Your mobile workforce are first on scene but last to the technology rollout. Yet a survey found a MRM platform can boost...

Four lesser known benefits of vehicle tracking

When it comes to summarising the many reasons to implement GPS tracking, it’s only natural that some benefits take precedence...

Three tips for a safer fleet

A safe working environment is of huge importance to every business. For those that rely on fleets, with drivers on the...

Is your tachograph working for you?

For many fleet businesses, the tachograph is merely a legal requirement – simply another box to tick in the life of the...

Stay in the know wherever you go

Are you aware of what’s happening with your fleet when you aren't in the office? You’re not alone if you don’t...

Gig economy workers experience a lack of care and...

Research from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health reveals a disconnect between gig economy workers and employers...

What keeps you awake at night?

Many fleet managers are met with daily pressures within their organisation and how effectively it is being run...

Where are your vehicles outside of working hours?

What your drivers get up to outside of working hours is their business. The whereabouts of your vehicles, however, is...

How to improve poor driving habits...

Do you run a fleet of vehicles and often rely on feedback from the public regarding your drivers and their behaviour on...

Are you paying for hours not worked?...

Picture this: Your employees are paid to work 7:30 am- 16:00 pm. Dave, however, is starting at 8:00 am and finishing at...

Dysfunctional Families

Dysfunctional Families: Is your mobile workforce the poor relation in your enterprise?

Calling all drivers – here’s what GPS tracking really...

Plenty is written, quite rightly, about the enormous potential of GPS fleet tracking to help businesses work smarter and...

TCFM unifies separate systems

TC Facilities Management unifies separate systems to monitor and manage field workers creating productivity dividends

Verizon Connect helps leading infrastructure company...

Story Contracting cuts reporting time from hours to minutes with Verizon Connect’s Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions...

Three key takeaways from the Commercial Vehicle...

Conversations with our partners at CV Show 2018 revealed three clear issues keeping enterprises awake at night.

Connecting your business for digital transformation

MRM supports digital transformation objectives by connecting new services with legacy IT to gain a one-world view of the...

UK drivers spending more than one day per year stuck...

New research reveals drivers in UK cities spend more than one day per year stuck in traffic. This adds up to an overall...

Common Myths Series: Driver location

Another common objection to GPS tracking is not that drivers would see it as a breach of trust but that the trust is so...

UK motorists are taking a relaxed attitude towards...

The AA has found that over half of UK motorists believe they can get away with dangerous driving due to a lack of police...

Lorries can’t limbo

Railway bridges experience almost 2,000 lorry strikes per year. According to recent research from Network Rail, more than...

Creating a culture of safe driving across the Fleet

New study shows the extent to which outside factors can influence your divers’ behaviour

Helping fleet managers with vehicle maintenance

Government statistics reveal that nearly 50% of all class 7 goods vehicles between 3-3.5 tonnes fail their MOTs and highlights...

For now, diesel can be the best choice for fleets

Though fleets should look towards electric vehicles in the long-term, diesel remains the best option in the short- to...

Bridging the gap to a fully autonomous world

Driverless cars would be on the UK roads by 2021 under Government plans to invest in the sector. While it will be some...

Building a business case for MRM...

A panel of 4 fleet owners including Balfour Beatty discussed some unexpected benefits of telematics and Mobile Resource...

Traffic jams cost the UK economy £9bn annually

Traffic jams on major UK roads cost the economy around £9bn a year in wasted time, fuel, and unnecessary carbon emissions...

Using the power of the cloud to get through the...

Storms battered many parts of the British Isles last week highlighting the need for organisations to be prepared for all...

Safety Warning for UK roads

New Department for Transport statistics reveal that road deaths have reached a four-year high, and despite strict safety...

Fleet management systems set to soar

It may be no surprise to those at the sharp end of fleet operations, that a new report from analysts’ predicting that...

New research shows significant rise in fuel costs

This week, Confused.com released research showing petrol & diesel prices have risen by 7p per litre in the last year...

Autonomous vehicle reality check

It seems everyone is talking about autonomous vehicles and they have tremendous potential for fleets. But analyst Bob...

UK average speeds fall by 20%

A new study has found congestion in the UK’s major cities has created a 20% decline in average vehicle speeds. Combined...

New tests announced for ‘self-driving’ lorries on...

The UK government announcement that small convoys of partially self-driving lorries will be trialled on major roads by...

More than half of vehicle fleets are missing out...

A new survey from Shell has highlighted more than half of fleet executives still use manual systems for everyday fleet...

Mulholland enjoy 2.5% efficiency gain and expect...

For fleets, small gains can be applied across all your assets to become significant savings. Read how Mulholland Contracts...

Making Driver Vehicle inspection Report (DVIR) easier.

A recent post from the FTA reminds us that from vans to HGVs daily vehicle checks are essential. These checks help identify...

Is your fleet’s tyre pressure deflating profits?

Research recently released by tyre manufacturer Michelin estimates that 60% are driving on under-inflated tyres which...

New diesel & petrol vehicles to be banned from 2040...

Plans to ban production of diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040 will have wide reaching implications across the British...

Is MRM the secret weapon for fleets to avoid peak...

With more than 250 sets of roadworks scheduled across major routes all over the country, is MRM the "secret weapon" for...

BVRLA report: drivers uncomfortable sharing data...

Report from BVRLA has found 44% are uncomfortable sharing data on their driving behaviour and performance. But do the...

Apple introducing a new "Do not disturb while driving"

Apple is introducing a new "Do not disturb while driving" mode for its iOS 11 software update, which is due out soon...

The intelligent fleet: bridging the communications...

Sergio Barata looks at connectivity trends and gazes into the future to help you understand where IoT and connected fleet...

Is your fleet running on diesel?

Make your fleet, workforce & assets more intelligent and boost fuel efficiency to create significant economic and environmental...

A big week in the world of autonomous vehicles

While fully autonomous vehicles are a way off, your business can use the data centric approach that powers them

eBooks

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Track your way to better transportation

Power-up your coach and bus company with GPS fleet management software...

Transform your haulage business...

Reduce unnecessary mileage, potentially lower fuel consumption and improve safety and compliance procedures with a fleet...

How fleet management software helps utility companies...

Drive greater efficiency and respond faster to customer demands, all while helping control costs, with a fleet management...

Tachograph compliance - the digital way...

The tachograph is an integral part of the day-to-day life of many fleet-reliant businesses. Not only can it help to improve...

The driving force behind distribution...

Whether you’re a nationwide business making thousands of deliveries a day, or a small courier company delivering a handful...

Verizon Connect Reveal: Reports Brochure

Reveal tracks the fleet data that can have a big impact on your business. These are things like where your vehicles are...

Put profitability first with GPS fleet tracking...

Get the most out of your mobile operation. Find out how to improve productivity, efficiency, safety and profitability...

Transform your processes with GPS vehicle tracking

Work smarter from quote to completion with an end-to-end fleet management solution...

Plumbing and Heating: Do more this winter with GPS...

Businesses within the plumbing and heating industry face a number of common challenges. Perhaps the most pressing, particularly...

Reveal Product Overview Brochure...

Verizon Connect Reveal tracks the fleet data that can have a big impact on your business. These are things like where...

How to guide: Safety

Improve safety and reduce at-fault accidents with an incentive-based employee programme...

How to guide: Payroll...

Leverage near real-time data for accurate driver identification and reporting to help improve payroll reliability...

How to guide: Fuel

Help prevent fuel waste and reduce your carbon footprint...

How to guide: Customer service

Deliver the best possible service to every customer using GPS vehicle tracking...

Four ways GPS fleet tracking can help to prevent...

Road accidents can have a huge impact on fleet-reliant businesses. Along with the potential for injury to drivers and...

Are you losing precious time to common tacho mistakes?

The importance of staying on top of fleet tachograph data cannot be understated. Failure to accurately record and store...

Assessing the real impact of personal use across...

Even when you know personal use is taking place, it can be difficult to ascertain the exact level of use, and in turn...

Fleet Manager Insight Report 2018

In 2018 Verizon Connect conducted a survey of over 200 UK-based fleet managers to find out what takes up their time, what...

Myth Busting: Fleet Tracking Edition

For most fleet-reliant businesses, tracking technology has usually in the very least been considered at some point. But...

Driver Behaviour

This eBook shows how the Verizon Connect GPS tracking system can help you take control of bad driving habits and give...

The Trials and Tribulations of Tackling Time Management

Time management is an important skill for any worker. It becomes even more of a necessity at management level and is an...

Milobe Wokrrocfe Orepitanos

Unscramble the mobile workforce operations conundrum with a Mobile Resource Management (MRM) platform.. By surveying 200...

Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports

Simplified paperless vehicle inspections - Eliminate paper vehicle inspection reports with Electronic DVIR (Driver Vehicle...

Verizon Connect Fleet

Innovative fleet tracking software designed to be more than just dots on a map, you can use advanced GPS tracking to seamlessly...

Four ways to improve mobile workforce productivity.

This ebook will look at four ways that you can equip your mobile workforce with the tools needed to be more productive...

4 Cost Savings Tips for Mobile Enterprises

if you’re only looking at fuel savings you’ll miss out on a whole range of smart ways to cut back on fleet costs. This...

Mobile Resource Management: What is it and why do...

This short guide explains Mobile Resource Management (MRM). The platform that can help you monitor, track and optimise...

Verizon Connect Workforce

Workforce management software to connect you to your mobile workers and fleet. Know what's going on in the field so you...

Reduce Fuel-Related Operating Costs with Verizon...

Helping companies with mobile workforces monitor the how, when and where of their drivers’ fuel purchasing habits. Download...

Do more with Verizon Connect Fleet Integrated Services

We understand that managers want much more from their telematics provider than dots on a map. Juggling the needs of the...

Mobile Resource Management for Dummies

This Dummies book is your essential short guide for those looking to discover how digital transformation can help their...

Supporting the Airline Service Industry

Verizon Connect is on hand to provide full visibility of this complex market – highlighting ways to help streamline your...

Improving Maintenance Costs

This eBook highlights the key areas a comprehensive MRM solution can improve maintenance procedures, helping businesses...

Stay safe. Save money.

Over 600,000 employees are injured at work in the UK every year. The disruption and cost to the country’s employers is...

Don’t be sorry. Be safe.

Not knowing where your hazards and noncompliance issues are puts the entire organisation at risk, both professionally...

Benefits across the company. Enterprise fleet management...

A comprehensive Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solution can deliver benefits to many departments and roles within a...

A smarter approach to growing your fleet.

Mobile resource management (MRM) or enterprise fleet management technology helps mobile workforces and the people who...

The Four Pillars of efficient fleet utilisation.

A well-utilised fleet can not only boost productivity by as much as 15% as well as decrease costs, but also increase profitability...

Three tips to improve safety in the field.

In this eBook we will present three tips to improve lone worker safety. It is always going to be tough work with inherent...

Gaming the system to improve driver behaviour.

Gaming the system to improve driver behaviour. The power of gamification to create better drivers.

The Five Best Ways to Reduce Fuel Costs

The need for businesses to stay competitive while keeping operating costs down is imperative. Since fuel is considered...

Telematics for Plumbing & Heating

Have you considered how much a telematics solution could be saving your plumbing business when it's out on the road? Read...

Get staff onboard with GPS tracking

Introducing a GPS fleet tracking system to employees is not always a smooth ride.

Improving Fleet Safety

The two most vital assets for a business that relies on its fleets are its people and its vehicles. And keeping your drivers...

9 Secrets to Reducing your Fleet Expenses

As a fleet owner, your day-to-day costs can quickly add up. What you don’t know is there are further hidden, expensive...

5 Ways to Measure GPS Tracking Success

Discover five ways your GPS fleet tracking system can help make your business money with this free ebook download.

2018 Fleet Management Buyer's Guide

This free fleet management buyer's guide will help get you started finding the right tracking solution for you, including...

What is Telematics?

Telematics is a combination of the words telecommunications and informatics. It is the technology of sending, receiving...

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First Mile cuts idling by 70%

Founded in 2004, First Mile was established to make it easy for businesses to recycle and be more sustainable. It helps...

Retail giant Dixons Carphone improves road risk...

Retail giant Dixons Carphone improves road risk management and drives efficiency with Verizon Connect

Pepsi maximises its dynamic routing with ‘Verizon...

Pepsi Hickory maximises its dynamic routing with ‘Verizon Connect Territories’

TC Facilities Management Drives Efficiency with...

The Verizon Connect system has improved customer service, helping to reassure customers and resolve queries.

Story Contracting cut reporting time from hours...

Verizon Connect, working in partnership with Story, created a bespoke implementation plan to suit the company’s specific...

Mobile workforce solution helps cleaning firm cut...

When it comes to commercial cleaning, fleet management often plays a key role in terms of business efficiency and productivity...

Fleet Management System Helps Manx Firm Save Fuel...

Established in 1967, MannVend is a family-owned business that has been run by three generations of the Leahy family. With...

Leicester-based courier firm uses fleet tracking...

Midlands-based courier firm LTS Couriers has installed GPS vehicle tracking into its fleet of delivery vehicles to gain...

Scottish haulage company saves on fuel and maintenance...

Scottish haulage company, Gordon Duncan Limited, implemented GPS fleet tracking from Verizon Connect to help increase...

Corecut wins new business and increases productivity...

A specialist diamond drilling company, Corecut is headquartered in Broxburn, West Lothian. The company operates a fully...

Best Electrical utilises GPS tracking to boost revenue...

Best Electrical, based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, is a family-run electrical contractor servicing a large area of the...

B&K Boiler Services cuts their annual mileage in...

B&K Boilers Services is a privately owned, family-run business based in Blackwater, near to Camberley in Surrey. The...

Mulholland Contracts enjoy 2.5% efficiency gain...

Founded more than 40 years ago, Mulholland Contracts Ltd. is one of the largest privately owned construction companies...

Verizon Connect plays vital role in providing unrivalled...

Verizon Connect's intelligent SaaS platform helps Hexagon Leasing deliver the data required to help their customers save...

GRITIT streamlines operations in the field with...

GRITIT, a leading provider of gritting services in the U.K. streamlines operations in the field through its partnership...