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Balfour Beatty Fleet Services has announced that it has partnered with Masternaut to deliver a tailored telematics solution to help support the diverse needs of its fleet.

Mark Forrest, general manager of Trimble’s field service management division, on the role technology plays in driver safety.

Quartix Vehicle Tracking has announced a new partnership with Groupauto in France.

A new fleet driver communications solution, based around a smartphone app, has been launched by Driverconnex.

Robinsons of Worcester are looking to improve driver behaviour and boost performance after investing in Navman Wireless technology to track 21 of its vehicles.

Trakm8 has announced the launch of a new product called Trakm8 Dynamics.

Liberty Wines is hailing the success of Paragon’s routing and scheduling optimisation software in providing efficiency and service improvements.

Total Accident Management, the Bath-based repair and claims management subsidiary of Helphire Group, has launched its real-time fleet management tool Total Intelligence.

The promise of lower fuel and accident bills persuades fleets to invest in telematics.

Trimble has announced that it has released new enhancements to the Trimble GeoManager Driver Safety solution, allowing field service organisations to more easily manage and communicate behaviours that influence driver and vehicle safety.

Forefront Utilities has invested in TomTom fleet management to improve customer service and fuel efficiency.

In-Car Cleverness, a white label telematics product, aimed primarily at the contract hire and leasing sector, has been launched.

GPS-based telematics is about to go low cost with the launch of a smartphone app. The GreenRoad smartphone edition (code-named ‘Asimov’) will initially be available on Android, with an iPhone edition launching in the first quarter of 2013.

Ctrack has teamed up with Mega Fortris to develop a RFID tracking solution for high-value goods.

Fraikin's chief executive thinks heaven is salmon and sticky toffee pudding in a Cornish pub.

Trakm8 has launched a new telematics product which has seen fuel savings of 10-20% in trials

Zurich Germany has chosen TomTom fleet management to provide the telematics capability behind the company’s newly launched product Zurich Fleet Intelligence (ZFI).

Insurance telematics will become the 'norm' within the next five years, according to one of the country’s biggest providers.

Cobra UK is the latest telematics company to enter insurance-based telematics, joining the likes of Trimble and Greenroad, both of which have deals with Zurich, Quartix and TomTom.

A three-year national framework agreement has been awarded to APD Communications allowing it to supply its Artemis telematics solution to police forces in England and Wales.

TomTom has unveiled the next generation of its reporting suite for online fleet management application Webfleet.

Andrew Yeoman will focus on remote telemetry technology with new busines.

Many companies are not convinced that they need telematics. Others can see the benefits but either can’t afford it or do not have the resource to act on the data.

Since Microlise launched its Incident Data Recorder they have received significant interest and orders from existing and new customers.

Asda is nearing completion of a two-year project to transform its retail distribution operation with logistics and route optimisation software from Paragon Software Systems.

GreenRoad has expanded its driver performance management offering to include GPS tracking capability, provided by GPS Insight.

Northumberland County Council has introduced Masternaut’s vehicle tracking solution to its Local Services Group to improve efficiency.

GreenRoad has announced that Henry Colbeck has expanded its use of GreenRoad to its fleet of 20 company cars after its recent success cutting accidents and costs across its delivery fleet.

New technology could allow vehicle cargo area temerature to be monitored with other vehicle data through telematics.

The Quartix vehicle tracking system is helping Laddaw to reduce its fuel costs, the system, which is installed in 78 vehicles has reduced fuel consumption by 8 per cent.

Trakm8 has announced its Swift telematics solution has been “significantly” updated.

Almost half of UK businesses face resistance from drivers when attempting to introduce new technology to their vehicle fleet, according to TomTom research.

Tracker has joined forces with Wireless Logic, an M2M (machine to machine) managed services specialist, with the aim of enhancing the efficiency of its product range.

Pulleyn Transport, a Reading-based temperature controlled transport and storage company, report continued success thanks to an advanced telemetry system which monitors, tracks and protects high value loads – the integrity of which can be seriously compromised with the slightest temperature variance.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has chosen Navman Wireless as its vehicle tracking provider as part of its continuing work to improve customer service and employee safety.

Delivery firm Expert Logistics has decided to implement the Microlise fleet performance solution on 139 vehicles within its fleet, with a target of a 5% fuel saving.

Blue Sky Development & Regeneration, an award-winning not-for-profit grounds maintenance company providing employment for ex-offenders, has selected Tracker Fleet to drive down its fleet and fuel costs.

Trimble has announced that it will provide its fleet management and driver safety solutions to Shred-it, a secure document destruction company.

Translift Freight has implemented the Fleet Performance solution from Microlise on their fleet of over 60 vehicles.

DHL Supply Chain has implemented Microlise’s Proof of Delivery (POD) solution for the 93 vehicles in its Next Directories furnishing division contract.