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The advantages offered by fuel cards are widely known. More efficient record keeping, no need for drivers to carry cash with them and spending control are just a few examples. By now the fuel card has demonstrated its benefits to many haulage firms. This makes it a wanted product, not only for organisations and their drivers, but also for fraudsters. …

Saatchi & Saatchi is a large worldwide marketing firm claiming their companies success is based on two principles: innovation and knowing what the customer wants. You might know some of their clients such as Procter & Gamble, Visa and Toyota. Lovemarks By following these principles they have been able to create a new concept called Lovemarks. It symbolizes the relationship …

In September 2014, DKV Euro Service launched a CO₂-neutral fuel card. A hybrid fuel card for electricity and fuel, which will be independent of vehicle manufacturer and usable internationally, will be made available shortly. In our interview, DKV Managing Director Dr. Alexander Hufnagl explains that sustainable products are a competitive factor and are therefore an essential part of the DKV …

Shortly before its relaunch the DKV APP was presented with the “Best of” prize at the IT INNOVATION AWARD 2015 in the category “apps”. With this annual prize the Initiative Mittelstand recognises IT solutions for medium-sized business that are innovative and useful. The prize has been awarded for twelve years. An expert jury consisting of 100 researchers, industry experts and …

The economy is starting to improve and a direct result is a significant change in the CO2 emission. In the fourth quarter of 2014 CO2 emission increased with 1,4%. The more reason that an important subject remains on the agenda of many transport and logistics companies: Environmental responsibility. In addition, an increasing amount of trading partners want to know how …

In the future several developments will be of importance for the logistic sector, one example is 3D printing technology. This relatively new invention allows for the printing of three dimensional objects. As you can imagine this technology can be useful in many ways, if developed further it could have a large impact on today’s society. Even though at this time …

In Scandinavian countries, a large number of roads, bridges, tunnels and ferries are subject to a charge. With the assistance of the AutoPass OBU which will be offered by DKV in cooperation with tolltickets, you are able to pay simply and conveniently in all three countries, namely in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. The AutoPASS OBU is a microwave system (DSRC), …

As of October 1st 2015 German toll is extended from 12 to 7.5 tons permissible total weight. Vehicles and vehicle combinations with a permissible total weight of over 7.5 tonnes will in the future be subject to distance-based toll charges. Next to the new rules regarding permissible weight, new charges per kilometre for infrastructure costs also come into force. Toll …

Dischner, Speditions- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH Dischner was founded in 1957, originally it focused on the construction materials and agricultural sector. Transport services have always been an important part of their portfolio. In the 1990s the construction materials and agricultural sectors went through structural changes. Because of these changes Dischner decided to focus more on transport services and logistics. Today, they …

The past few years saw the coming of a new and increasingly familiar phenomenon: Big Data. What, however, is  Big Data? And are you perhaps already, and unconsciously, using Big Data? Big Data is a collective name for all large information currents found within an organisation, to be interpreted plainly as ‘a huge quantity of data’. All of these information …