Published Articles:

These articles have been written by CCS Logistics about topical subjects in the transportation and logistics industry and have been published.

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What Shall I Do Today?
Do you ever worry that your standards aren’t being met as often as they should be? It’s your business. You set it up to do a good job for your customers and to make some money for yourself. Now that you have a GPS Fleet management system installed, you can easily check on compliance with your standards. And you should for your own peace of mind.

Fatigue Management
Driving after being awake for 24 hours is equivalent to driving with a Blood Alcohol Level twice the allowable legal limit. Fatigue in the workplace can compromise the health and safety of staff and other road users so it is something that needs to be taken seriously.

GPS: Cost or Investment?
There is no doubt about it – when you first discover the cost of GPS Systems, you take a breath and wonder why so many companies have signed up.

Start as you mean to go on: GPS System Implementation
…… When you have made the decision to launch your company into the world of GPS technology you have some important facts to consider. You know your operation better than the GPS Supplier, so you need to drive the training and support to suit your operation.

Warning!
Technology alone will not improve your business
……many companies are finding themselves swamped with data without having achieved any significant business benefit…

So much more than a spy in the cab
Installing a GPS system into a delivery vehicle may seem like a good move in terms of heightening security, but does it reflect badly on how much a company trusts its drivers?

Mobile Data can improve the quality of your decisions
Data without a structure or a vision is like having a tractor unit without its semi trailer. Too many companies buy a data system and don’t use it…..

Heavy vehicle accident investigation
As the cost of accidents increases to the operator in both vehicle and driver downtime, the longer term effects of emotional trauma and environmental and legal implications, especially in the case of dangerous goods events – companies are looking for the best way to minimise….

CCSL – Improving logistics through technology
“New technology should be user friendly; the intention of any implementation should be to either reduce administration time, or to improve the quality of available information on which management decisions are taken.”

Good customer service and lower costs
“You can’t do much with the cost of your RUCs, overheads or driver wages. Neither can you do anything with the price of fuel or tyres, but you can reduce the amount you need to buy.”

Recession or not
“Preventative maintenance!…The fact remains that the freight must keep moving and if you can’t maintain your margins, you won’t be there to move it. There are three principal options and if you don’t use any of them, your successor will.”