The transportation sector contributes roughly 22 percent of global CO2 emissions and about 19 percent of emissions of black carbon: a powerful climate forcer with significant adverse health impacts. Companies are increasingly concerned about the impact of their operations on the environment, but it can be difficult to balance environmental benefit with cost and efficiency. Many governments, as well as the …

Satellic recently announced a new software update for the Belgian toll OBU’s, find a summary of the updates here. You can also read the full newsletter of Satellic here. Journey Visualisation Satellic offers its customers journey visualization for free. The road user has to enable this feature on the road user portal, per vehicle, to be able to use this …

DKV EURO SERVICE GmbH + Co.KG and Girteka Logistics have signed an agreement enabling DKV to effectively present the new DKV CARD design on 220 Girteka Logistics semi-trailers. “We are very happy to work with Girteka Logistics as a customer for almost three years. We have come to know Girteka Logistics as a very innovative company, setting new standards in …

The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Australia is raising awareness for our vulnerability in traffic. We are not designed to withstand the potential injures that can be sustained during motor vehicle accidents. The TAC started a project together with artist Patricia Piccinini, surgeon Christian Kenfield and road safety expert David Logan to visualize what our bodies would look like in order to be …

The highest tariff is often Unnecessary paid at toll stations on the TIS-PL toll network, especially at the toll station n°6 „Aire de l’Adour Nord“ on the motorway A65 (Alienor). There is a simple way to avoid these charges. When you enter the motorway at the station n°6 and wants to make a stop at the service station “Aire de l’Adour” …

Scania recently launched the Apple Watch Scania edition, the new smart watch for professional drivers, it is able to monitor both the truck and the driver. “Our Apple Watch covers what’s important on the road with two new apps. One that watches over the truck, and one for the driver.” https://www.scania.com/apple-watch-scania-edition It has the capability of showing statistic insights into for example the …

In the summer period there are more driving bans that you need to be aware of. Thanks to our partner EVO we are able to provide you with an updated list on the upcoming bans. France Bans for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on certain Saterdays, this summer: 23 & 30 July and 6, 13 & 20 August 2016. On these …

In The Netherlands, on a public bus lane between Haarlem and Schiphol, a first test has been conducted with a self driving bus . A large part of the road had been closed of for other traffic, however the bus did face traffic at certain intersections. The bus interacts with its environment by camera’s and systems placed at the road …

As one of Europe’s leading service providers, DKV Euro Service is on the forefront of industry developments. One of the major industry developments now taking place is the introduction of a European Electronic Toll System (EETS). EETS will ensure interoperability of tolling services on the entire European Union road network. This enables road users to easily pay tolls throughout the …

Driving to France or Germany this weekend? Make sure to be prepared, long delays are expected due to the start of the holidays. The 14th of July is a national holiday in France called ‘Quatorze Juillet’, the ANWB expects long traffic jams starting tomorrow due to this holiday. Roads where traffic jams and therefore delays are expected to be worst …