Bin lorries used to detect rubbish mobile phone coverage
18/07/2025 St Helens Borough Council is taking part in a Liverpool City Region Combined Authority initiative that uses recycling trucks to identify areas with poor mobile phone coverage. |
North of Scotland uses bin lorries to improve mobile connectivity
12/06/2025 Councils in Scotland are launching a mobile phone mapping scheme to improve ‘digital exclusion’ in remote areas. |
Cardiff trials Fleetclear Connect
11/02/2025 Cardiff Council is trialling Fleetclear Connect technology on seven of its vehicles. |
Digital waste tracking postponed one year
07/02/2025 The implementation of digital waste tracking is to be delayed until April 2026 due to the ‘complexities of the project’, according to the Government. |
Mobile blocking tool targets smartphone distractions
15/11/2024 Blackout Technologies aims to cut the number of vehicle collisions caused by distracted driving with the launch of an industry-first mobile device blocking tool. |
W H Malcolm commissions Vision Techniques for fleet safety products
12/05/2023 W H Malcolm has partnered with Vision Techniques to install road safety equipment across its fleet of 45 vehicles. |
North Tyneside fights anti-social behaviour with new camera system
10/05/2023 North Tyneside Council is using LIVE camera systems from fleet technology company Fleetclear to counter anti-social behaviour in the district and protect crews. |
Burnley equips fleet with live camera systems
06/04/2023 Burnley Council has equipped its entire refuse collection vehicle (RCV) and sweeper fleet, comprising 17 vehicles, with live camera systems. |
Keenan Recycling chooses 'game-changing' waste management software
17/11/2022 Keenan Recycling has invested in a 'game-changing' ERP waste management & recycling software system to digitise its business. |
Whitespace to revolutionise missed bin management
12/07/2022 Whitespace, the leading provider of waste management software to local authorities and the public sector, has become the UK’s first tech provider to offer users a fully automated system for managing missed bins and help them realise the associated operational and environmental benefits. |
Aebi Schmidt’s smart digital solutions
22/06/2021 Aebi Schmidt offers smart digital solutions for public sector transport managers to monitor, control and optimise daily operations. LAPV finds out more. |
ISS protects against cyber attacks
19/01/2021 Vehicle safety technology company Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS) has been awarded Cyber Essentials certification. |
E-mobility through a 5G lens
28/09/2020 Kevin Hasley, chief commercial officer of network performance benchmarking firm RootMetrics, argues councils should view e-mobility through a 5G lens. |
Fleet management and enterprise-grade wireless connectivity
03/09/2020 Mark Page, strategic account director, Public Sector, at Cradlepoint looks at why enterprise-grade wireless connectivity is essential for organisations in the public transport industry. |
