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Fleet management indicators

FMS

06/05/2026

8 min

Updated on 06/05/2026

8 KPIs to Help You Better Manage Your Fleet

In road transport, fleet management is more than just tracking vehicles on a map. It has a direct impact on operational capacity, operating costs, operational...

Digital tachograph data collection

On-board computing

30/04/2026

3 min

Updated on 30/04/2026

Collection of digital tachograph data

In the road haulage industry, controlling activity data has become a key operational and regulatory issue. The digital tachograph (or chronotachygraphe...

WMS vs Excel

WMS

27/04/2026

6 min

Updated on 27/04/2026

Switching from Excel to WMS: What Are the First Steps for an SME?

Introduction You've been managing your warehouse in Excel for years. It's running smoothly, but at what cost? Between overlapping files, cells erased by...

Planning vs. transport optimization

Optimization

22/04/2026

3 min

Updated on 22/04/2026

Transport Planning vs. Transport Optimization: What Are the Differences?

In a transport company, organizing routes is one of the central missions of the operations manager. Every day, they have to distribute orders, assign vehicles,...

Managing logistics peaks

WMS

16/04/2026

4 min

Updated on 16/04/2026

Key Metrics: How Does a WMS Secure Your Operations?

Every year, the same periods of high demand recur: Black Friday, Christmas, sales, back-to-school. These seasonal peaks come as no surprise, yet they continue...

Truck fleet availability

FMS

13/04/2026

6 min

Updated on 13/04/2026

Heavy-duty truck fleet availability: exceed 95%, optimize profitability

A truck at a standstill generates no sales. It mobilizes capital, disorganizes operations and puts a strain on customer relations. In a European context...

Poor inventory management costs

WMS

08/04/2026

8 min

Updated on 08/04/2026

The Hidden Costs of Poor Warehouse Inventory Management

We often think that the main cost of a warehouse is limited to storage: rent, handling, personnel. Yet the biggest losses are elsewhere. Poor inventory...

Reduce truck maintenance costs

FMS

02/04/2026

7 min

Updated on 02/04/2026

Reducing Heavy-Duty Truck Maintenance Costs: 5 Strategies (-30%)

An immobilized truck doesn't just cost a workshop invoice: it costs a derailed schedule, unbilled kilometers, an emergency charter... and sometimes a waiting...

SMART OT

TMS SME

30/03/2026

4 min

Updated on 30/03/2026

Automating Shipping Orders: A Guide

Introduction It's 8 o'clock in the morning. In the mailbox of Hervé, operations manager, the first transport orders are already there. A PDF arrived during the...

Truck fleet management

FMS

26/03/2026

7 min

Updated on 26/03/2026

Heavy-Duty Truck Fleet Management: A Comprehensive Approach

Managing a fleet of trucks without a structured system means driving blind. As long as the fleet remains limited, a few Excel spreadsheets, paper files and a...

Quarry weighing truck

Quarry

16/03/2026

5 min

Updated on 16/03/2026

Traceability of weighing at the quarry: ensuring secure operations and billing

Weighing is at the heart of the quarrying and mining industry: it determines invoicing, engages the operator's responsibility, and feeds into regulatory...

Route optimization

Optimization

05/03/2026

7 min

Updated on 05/03/2026

Route optimization: what are the real gains in terms of costs and CO2 emissions?

Introduction Transport costs are constantly on the rise. Fuel, payroll, vehicle maintenance, tolls... Each item weighs more heavily on operating accounts, and...

Euro 6 truck standard

FMS

02/03/2026

5 min

Updated on 02/03/2026

Euro 6 standard for heavy-duty vehicles: understanding and managing the regulations

The Euro 6 standard for heavy-duty vehicles is part of everyday road transport life in France and throughout Europe. Introduced to control pollutant emissions...

Workshop vehicles

FMS

25/02/2026

10 min

Updated on 25/02/2026

Workshop vehicle downtime: reducing stoppages

A truck at a standstill is never just a repair.

Logistics interoperability

WMS

19/02/2026

3 min

Updated on 19/02/2026

Logistics interoperability: supply chain performance and visibility

In the logistics sector, carriers operate in an environment marked by the growing complexity of goods flows, increased pressure on lead times and ever more...

Truck fleet management comparison

FMS

16/02/2026

10 min

Updated on 17/02/2026

Heavy truck fleet management comparison: how to choose the right tool in 2026?

In the road transport industry, truck fleet management is rarely a theoretical subject. It's a day-to-day reality in the field, with very real constraints:...

Driver planning

Optimization

11/02/2026

5 min

Updated on 11/02/2026

Driver scheduling: better daily decision-making

In a road transport company, planning is no longer limited to managing a schedule day after day. It plays a direct role in organizing transport operations,...

Transport environmental obligations

TMS SME

05/02/2026

6 min

Updated on 05/02/2026

Environmental obligations for transportation: what will change in 2026

In 2026, a number of environmental obligations will apply to road haulage. They will have a direct impact on the use of certain vehicles, particularly older...

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