Troubled by what is happening in Ukraine, Managing Director Lea Hodson decided not to sit back and watch the terrible events unfold. To help those in need, he came up with the idea to drive one of our vans and trailer full of aid to the border between Poland and Ukraine. What ensued after was…
This month Managing Director Lea Hodson, teaming up with engineers – James Baker and Mike Lacy will be taking a 2500-mile trip to Poland with some donations in hopes to aid relief following the Ukraine crisis. According to the UN, over 280,000 refugees are already in Poland with approximately 50,000 arriving daily. It is estimated…
The team at RS connect have long been keen supporters of charity and community organisations. Sally Howard, one of our telesales executives, is a great example of that, having organised an event for a cause very close to her heart. Sally was the driving force behind a well-attended evening held at Minworth Social Club, in…
Breaking News — TfL have today issued some clarification around the “Allow List” and grace period, and how that will operate: Grace period: We are also introducing a 90-day grace period to support operators who have ordered Safe System components ahead of the 1 March enforcement start date and are now experiencing delays in supply…
A commitment to safety will help companies attract drivers The continued shortage of HGV drivers has been headline news in recent weeks. A chronic lack of drivers has led to one of the biggest challenges the UK haulage sector has faced in years. It’s not, however, an entirely new problem – driver shortages in one…
RS CONNECT ENTERS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CTRACK Collaboration is at the heart of the RS Connect philosophy, which is why we are delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Ctrack by Inseego. Ctrack are experts in vehicle tracking and fleet management, and under the agreement, RS Connect will become an accredited installation partner for the…
Why invest in vehicle tracking? Vehicle trackers can play a huge role in promoting safer driving – an issue which is integral to all we do at RS Connect. We place an expectation of the highest standards of driving on all our engineers. That’s because when they are on the road, they are an extension…
In the first week of TfL’s pioneering Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme, warning letters were sent out to more than 6,000 fleet operators who did not have permits – the equivalent of over £3.3million in fines. The scheme was introduced on March 1, and requires all HGV vehicles over 12 tonnes to have a permit…
The introduction of TfL’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme is a world first, with the laudable aim of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the London transport network by 2041. As with all such schemes, implementation is complex, and it’s important that fleet operators understand the regulations that have been set, and what action they…
Following lobbying by HGV operators and installation companies such as RS Connect, TfL have decided to offer a concession to those operators by creating an “Allow List” to buy some time following installation and application delays. But what does that mean, and what are these delays? At RS connect we were seeing multiple supply chain…