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Jan-Maarten de Vries and Michiel Wesseling to lead Bridgestone Mobility Solutions business unit
Bridgestone has appointed Jan-Maarten de Vries and Michiel Wesseling as CEO and COO of its Bridgestone Mobility Solutions (BMS) business unit.
Thomas Schmidt, the co-founder of Webfleet, will be leaving Bridgestone and his role as CEO and managing director of the BMS business unit at the end of this year.
Schmidt led Webfleet Solutions – formerly known as TomTom Telematics – to become Europe’s leading telematics business. In early 2019, the business was acquired by Bridgestone.
Schmidt will be leaving Bridgestone to pursue a new venture: sharing his experience and inspiration with young entrepreneurs and start-ups.
14 December 2020
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Multi-temperature specialist 3D International Haulage has added TruTac’s TruFleet module to its existing management system.
It includes the ability to review vehicle histories, maintenance records, safety inspections, defect reporting, rectifications and audit checks, while the operator claims it has improved general management, efficiency and compliance, specifically with respect to O-licences.
“We have 70 trucks on the system,” said senior transport manager Martin Rybka, “and having all relevant driver, tachograph and fleet information in one place means we can instantly check drivers’ hours, missing mileage and infringements from anywhere at any time.”
The system includes visibility of planned maintenance events such as inspections, MoTs, services, LOLER checks and repairs, records safety inspection history including the status of tyres and brakes and can be set up to issue reminders for tax, insurance and tachograph calibration dates.