Driver Behaviour Management & Fleet Performance Monitoring
At Gencat we specialise in monitoring vehicle performance and developing and maintaining a professional driving culture within road transport Companies. Our professuonal driver behaviour modification programmes
Are HGV Overturns Increasing?
The current spate of over turned trucks and shedding loads are reaching levels that must be of concern to the Road Safety Authority, the Health and Safety Authority, An Garda Siochana, Insurance Companies, the road transport Industry and the general public. The cause of these incidents can be as a result of mechanical failure, over loading, insufficient load restraining or restraint failure, Driver fatigue, Driver inattentiveness, Driver inexperience, poor road surface, extreme weather conditions or excessive speed. Based on figures obtained from the UK it is conservatively estimated that approximately two trucks overturn or shed their load per week in [...]
New Dublin 30km/h Zones
To protect the growing number of vulnerable road users in Dublin city, Dublin City Council is to introduce new 30Km/h speed limit zones. New zones with the lower 30Km/h will be introduced in three phases, with the first phase starting on the 27th of March followed by the second phase, on the 29th of May. The start date and the zone to be designated in the final phase has yet to be agreed. Professional drivers operating in Dublin city, will welcome the new speed limits. It is designed to reduce the risk and the severity of accidents. The ever [...]
Disc-Check a New Service from Gencat
To minimise the amount of time required to ensure that your fleet and drivers are compliant with Drivers Hours and tachograph regulations we have teamed up with TDI UK a leading provider of digital tachograph and driver card analysis. We selected this analysis system for its accuracy, ease of use and the relatively low cost of operation. It ticked all of the boxes and the Driver App is very Driver focused, again easy to use and clutter free. If you are a small to medium sized operator or if you are using HGV’s to move your own goods, then this [...]