Tag Archives: transport

          Blog series on the transport industry by 2030 by Gertjan Breij, Managing Director DKV Euro Service Benelux Right now we find ourselves in the era of the 4th industrial revolution; an epoch of digital transformation making itself felt already now. Developments like digital warehousing, the Internet of Things, cyber physical production systems and production environments …

Click here to read this article in Dutch or in French. The transport and logistics business is always on the move as technological developments are an ongoing process. Take the eye tracker or the EETS box for example, both developed to make driving more efficient and safer. But how does an eye tracker infringe on privacy? And is the EETS …

Read this article in Dutch or French Good news for transport companies and DKV! The diesel prices in 2015 was about 12% below the level of the previous year because of global oversupply. This is good news for logistic and transport companies because low diesel prices equal lower costs. Despite these low diesel prices DKV has had the most successful …

Future technologies and transport – impact on the logistics industry Technologies change at dazzling speed, and the world of logistics is no exception here. Last year, for instance, we saw the first self-driving truck taking the road, while in Germany new devices and sensors are being tested on the motorway stretch between Munich and Nuremberg in coming years. The purpose …

Report on Transport and Logistics  From technical measures to tactical steering For many years, fuel costs have been figuring high on hauliers’ agendas; not only because of these being among the main cost items within their firms, but also because of the increasingly competitive market. Margins are under pressure and mutations in business policy, approach and methods are necessary to …

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 …

The fuel card: no longer to be ignored in the world of transport and logistics. But how to choose a card that fits your company amidst the jungle of fuel cards and fuel card providers? There are a great many reasons to be found for using a fuel card. If you are you planning to start using, or resume using a …

In years to come, several truckmakers will be investing in ’self-driving trucks’. But how will this development affect the position of drivers, and will self-driving trucks in fact make your company more ‘climate-neutral’? Truckmakers like Mercedes-Benz have already been making considerable progress experimenting with private cars and self-driving features. Whereas in the United States cars like these are by now …

Business partners are increasingly requesting verification about how companies handle their CO₂emissions. DKV customers can now compensate for their CO₂ emissions by 100%. For this purpose,  DKV Euro Service offers a climate-neutral fuel card with the DKV Card Climate. In return, your company‘s fleet drives 100% CO₂neutral. This positive environmental balance provides a distinct competitive advantage and also supports your …

Increased costs, mainly resulting from external influences in the present economic climate: hauliers both large and small are affected by them. Profitability, financially and in terms of speed, now demands continued mobility. As a haulier, you will undoubtedly have been pondering the question about what other possibilities you might have for keeping your drivers on the road as much as …