Pets At Home, the UK’s leading pet care business, has renewed its partnership with Microlise in a new multi-year agreement, which will see the company continuing to utilise Microlise’s Fleet Performance telematics solution, as well as its Health & Safety module. Since its initial deployment, the Microlise solution has delivered… Read more »
Keedwell eliminate empty running with Returnloads.net
Keedwell Konnect was formed in March of this year to coordinate logistics and maintain new customer accounts by diversifying traffic flows within the RT Keedwell Group and working with partner hauliers. At around the same time, fleet software experts Mandata, acquired the leading freight exchange business, Returnloads.net and according to… Read more »
TMS leaders Mandata and Stirling combine to bring the best of technology to the road haulage industry
LDC-backed Mandata, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading transport management software providers, has today strengthened its service offering by adding Stirling Solutions to its group. Newcastle-headquartered Mandata (Management and Data Services) Ltd and Stirling Solutions Ltd will together form the newly created Mandata Group, serving 2000 customers through its… Read more »
Fargo Systems’ Remote Revolution Technology and integration future-proof the supply chain
2020 has, without a doubt, been a year like no other. With remote working becoming the norm, the Office of National Statistics confirmed that in April this year 46.6% of people employed did some work at home and of these 86% did so as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.*… Read more »
Loads more efficiency for UK transport as Mandata grows into freight exchange
In June of this year, Mandata Group acquired Returnloads.net the UK’s leading freight exchange provider helping manufacturers, shippers, and distributors find new transport suppliers, as well as enabling transport operators to expand their networks and find new work. Mandata Group provides Transport Management Software (TMS) solutions to road transport operators… Read more »
CNH Industrial, Accenture and Microsoft collaborate to develop connected industrial vehicles
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are collaborating with CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) to help the capital goods company enhance its digital capabilities and develop “smart” connected products and services. The program is an integral part of CNH Industrial’s digital transformation initiative, which is designed to… Read more »
Tuscor Lloyds readies for Brexit using Descartes’ e-Customs
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, is helping the international shipping and freight forwarding company, Tuscor Lloyds to prepare for the impact that Brexit will have on customs procedures, using Descartes’ e-Customs solution. With 26 years of shipping experience and a… Read more »
P&O Ferrymasters look to WMS experts as sustainable solution comes to the UK
Evolve Automation, the Leicester-based industrial robotics specialist is introducing a dynamic warehouse management system to the UK which, says the company, brings end-to-end systemisation, visibility and control to warehouse and logistics operations across most market sectors. Called CORAX and developed by Dutch WMS experts Davanti Warehousing, the market-proven SaaS (software… Read more »
How working digitally is helping operators through the pandemic
During the current pandemic, being able to function and communicate in the digital world took on a whole new level of importance for the road transport industry, and Aquarius IT recently conducted research with its ClockWatcher Elite customers to understand if, and how, the software’s suite of digital fleet management… Read more »
Microlise joins MAKE UK to support connected manufacturing
Microlise has joined manufacturers’ organisation MAKE UK, becoming a member alongside the UK’s leading manufacturers and innovators. With significant expertise in the area of connected technology and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Microlise looks forward to collaborating with and supporting members, particularly as the supply chain landscape and trading… Read more »