London involved in hydrogen vehicle project

London is one of the European cities to be involved in a major new £31 million project to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists   Leading motor manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of London’s Office and energy consultancies from around the globe have signed up to the HyFive project, […]

Smart Motorways – the way forward?

A new generation of “smart motorways” has been launched starting with an eight-mile section of the M25 in Hertfordshire.   Drivers are able to take advantage of a combination of pioneering technology and use of the hard shoulder as a permanent running lane to reduce congestion and ease traffic flow, improving the reliability of journeys […]

Brake call for ‘hands free telephones’ to be banned

Road safety charity Brake has renewed its call for hands-free telephone use when driving to be banned after a survey revealed that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to chatting when behind the wheel. While the use of hand-held phones by drivers has dropped – hands-free use has risen. That is likely to be linked […]

Motor insurance is likely to rise for businesses

Businesses are being warned that the price of motor vehicle insurance is likely to rise significantly as an unintended consequence of efforts to drive down private vehicle insurance costs.   The alert has been issued by the National Association of Bodyshops (NAB), which represents the UK’s leading body repair specialists, ahead of a report by […]

Jaama recruiting for Customer Account Manager

CUSTOMER ACCOUNT MANAGER – Closing Monday 14th April 2014 The Customer Account Manager has overall responsibility for account managing a set of allocated customers.  These customers will typically use Key2 as a fleet management system and include the likes of Colas, British Transport Police, Vinci and Perth & Kinross Council.    The main objectives of […]

Jaama help fleets improve driver safety with enhanced risk profiling module

JAAMA HELPS FLEETS IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY WITH SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED RISK PROFILING MODULE

Jaama has launched a comprehensive driver risk profiling tool that is available within its Key2 product range. 
 
The Key2 Risk Profile module provides a holistic view of driver risk and integrates with the DVLA licence checking service which is also available from Jaama.
 
Jaama’s new Key2 Risk Profile module provides fleet departments, fleet management companies, contract hire and leasing companies with the flexibility to configure their own driver risk definitions which can be weighted by factors such as: driver age, road traffic accidents (cost, frequency, blameworthiness etc.), business miles per annum etc.

New drug drive limits move a step closer

The Government’s bid to introduce a new drug-drive limit has moved a step closer with eight general prescription and eight illicit drugs added into new regulations that will come in to force in autumn 2014. 
 
The new rules, which follow two public consultations, mean it will be an offence to be over the generally prescribed limits for each drug and drive a vehicle, as it is with drink-driving. 
 
The limits to be included in the new regulations are not set at zero as drugs taken for medical conditions can be absorbed in the body to produce trace effects. 
 
It was also important, said the Government, to recognise that different drugs are broken down at different speeds and that was reflected in the disparities between the limits. 
 

Jaama scoop Fleet News Reader Recommended Software provider for 6th year running

Jaama celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2014 and is recognised as the most recommended provider of fleet and asset management software in the UK.

The best fleet software – for the sixth successive year in 2014 Jaama achieved Fleet News Reader Recommended status – can only be judged on innovation, technology platform, investment, ease of use and ultimately success and customer recommendation.

In each area Jaama wins with a programme of innovative fleet management and compliance solutions along with a record of continuous investment in technology that to date averages around £1 million per year across the company’s history.

Key2 technology is at the core of Jaama’s online software solutions for fleet operators and rental and leasing companies and critically this technology has the capability to interface with existing software systems used by finance, HR and procurement departments as well as systems operated by third parties including the DVLA and HM Revenue and Customs.

Paddy Chadderton joins Jaama as Key Account Manager

Leading fleet and asset management software company Jaama has further boosted its major account management team with the appointment of Paddy Chadderton.

A graduate with a 16-year motor industry career behind him, Paddy has been appointed a key account manager with responsibility for managing Jaama’s ever-expanding customer portfolio of leading private and public sector fleets and contract hire and leasing companies.

Jaama continues to further increase advancements in functionality of its core web-based Key2 software system and Paddy will be working closely with major account customers to ensure that they realise the full potential of their systems.