Hornbeck Offshore fleet to receive connectivity service extension enabling streamlined vessel operations Houston, Texas – August 3, 2021 – Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, today announced that the company has been selected by Hornbeck Offshore to extend its IT communications equipment and connectivity services contract for a multi-year term to a total of 32 vessels serving the offshore energy industry across North and South America. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of offshore service vessels to the energy industry. Speedcast leverages very small aperture terminal…
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ADLV Urges Fleets to Maintain Online Driver Checking as Lockdown Eases
The ADLV (the Association for Driver Licence Verification) www.ADLV.co.uk is urging fleets to maintain frequent online checking of driving licences as the UK lockdown eases. With rapidly expanded delivery fleets on one hand and a sudden increase in returning car drivers and volunteers on the other, the number of licence checks required has grown markedly. However, says the Association, it is important that pre-virus standards are maintained to avoid future road safety, compliance and regulatory failures. Says ADLV Secretary Colin Paterson, “Whilst some of the concessions to drivers and transport…
Read MoreADLV Builds DVLA Business Case For Online Fleet Access To CPC Training & Attendance Data
The ADLV (the Association for Driving Licence Verification & Vehicles) is polling fleet operators on the potential demand for access to online CPC training course attendance data for drivers. The data is currently collected and managed by the DVSA (the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency). The ADLV believes that the DVSA can and should add CPC course and attendance data to driver data files held by the DVLA. In their view, a significant number of fleet operators would support the addition of the data either to a driver’s existing record…
Read MoreADLV Broadens Remit To Offer Fleets: Licence, Insurance, Training, International and Grey Fleet Data Online
The ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification & Vehicles) has significantly broadened its remit to build on its success to date from automating driver licence checking and supplying Tacho information. In future, ADLV will seek to enable its members to access a wide range of online datasets, including: – Driver Insurance Information – Driver Training Accreditation – Driver information for EU countries & – Grey Fleet Data The ADLV believes that the combined data offering will help fleet managers to maintain even greater control and compliance. More importantly it will…
Read MoreGDPR and the DVLA changes – a look at what fleets need to do to ensure full compliance
The past week has been a landmark in the changes to how employee licence checks are carried out in the fleet industry. With GDPR fast approaching the DVLA have now announced that the driving licence consent form (formerly known as the D796) has to be changed to fall in line with the new data protection legislation. As of 25/05/2018 the DVLA consent form for checking licences will be changed and this has given rise to a lot of questions and speculation around the changes. As licence checks form an integral…
Read MoreGDPR Compliance Rules Require Over 2 Million Fleet Drivers To Revalidate Driving Licence Data Consent
GDPR based changes announced by the DVLA, this month, mean that over 2 million drivers will be required to grant new driving licence data permission to their fleet operator. Only by complying with the new rules, which come into effect 25th August 2018, will fleet drivers be properly checked. The new GDPR regulation will apply to all private and public sector organisations processing Personal Data and receiving driver information from the DVLA. Employers and fleet managers, who are legally obliged to check a drivers’ entitlement to drive, will be under…
Read MoreSpark EV launches to increase productivity and remove range anxiety for electric vehicle fleet operators
Artificial intelligence-based telematics planning solution increases journeys per day by 20% and supports growing adoption of electric fleets Cambridge, UK, 21 November 2017. Aimed at fleet operators moving to electric vehicles (EVs), Spark EV (http://www.spark-technology.com/) today launched its new artificial intelligence-based journey prediction telematics solution. Spark EV enables vehicles to complete more journeys between charges, removes range anxiety and enables greater fleet utilisation, with up to 20% more journeys completed between charges. A combination of easy to install sensor technology, cloud-based machine learning analysis software and a powerful smartphone app,…
Read MoreNew ADLV Team Eyes Evolving Opportunities Including GDPR
Several new faces have joined the Association for Driving Licence Verification (www.ADLV.co.uk) board. The changes, made in accordance with the Association’s founding charter, see Licence Check’s Terry Hiles elected as Deputy Chair to support the existing Chair, Malcolm Maycock of Licence Bureau. Chris Thornton of DriveTech joins as Treasurer and Mark Sugden of GBG takes over as Secretary and Head of Marketing. Kevin Curtis of Driving Monitor remains as Technical Director. The new team will set about building on the successes of the ADLV’s first 3 years and tackling future…
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