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There are 31.2 million cars registered for use on UK roads with every tenth vehicle on the road now being a light commercial vehicle (LCV). With the amount of commercial vehicles growing rapidly year on year there is a growing concern for the safety of workers on the roads and the proper maintenance of vehicles. The prevention…

Each day the 440,000 employees of UPS deliver around 18.3 million packages throughout the globe. With 1,800 operating bases and a fleet of 104,926 vehicles, it’s a truly head-spinning feat of management and logistics. And it’s technology that allows companies to operate so effectively on this scale, with each and every delivery tracked via GPS…

To effectively manage mobile workers, you need the ability to keep track of their time. The traditional method of doing this is with a timesheet to log the length of time that’s spent on work activities. But how do manage and monitor timesheets when your workforce is operating remotely?  Here’s a look at the role…

The consequence of poorly motivated workers can stifle a business. It fuels poor performance, causes staff churnover, increases absenteeism, affects mobile workforce productivity and raises the likelihood of customer/client complaints. 5 ways of motivating mobile workers: 1) Combat ‘us and them’ attitudes One of the most common causes of demotivated mobile workers is as a consequence of…

It can feel like the odds are against you when you’re an SME competing with bigger rivals. It’s like the third round of the FA Cup when the plucky lower league teams find themselves facing the Premiership giants – and invariably getting thrashed. The big clubs don’t only have the best players – they also…

The skills shortage is nothing new within the highways sector. But the recruitment challenge has been ramped up by a combination of Brexit, a global pandemic and the demands of the UK Government’s £27 billion road investment. The investment aims to create more than 64,000 highways jobs but finding those workers is easier said than done for those…

A common method of sustaining safety processes over time is the checklist – a standardised list of the safety steps that need to be followed for specific field worker tasks. It’s a tried and tested method – something that’s used everywhere from the preflight routines of a pilot to the rigorous medical checks that are…

So your business has decided to make the move. You’re going to switch from your old paper-based ways of managing your mobile workers, over to see the shiny new benefits of GPS tracking software. From a business perspective, it just makes sense. It provides a simpler, less costly and more efficient way to work – one…

Keeping track of where things are is essential when you’re working with a mobile workforce. This means knowing not only where each worker is, but also the location and status of the components of a company – from tools and equipment to laptops and packages. It’s a task that is being transformed by digital technology,…

As a nation we are becoming more and more (and more) impatient. We have higher expectations when needing answers. With the aid of digital tech we can find out exactly what we require at the click of a button and even base decisions on speed of service, with willingness to pay higher premiums. To capitalise…