The 2026 Italian ministry table on what a driver costs: €25.92 to €35.34 an hour, what is inside item by item, the 2027 increases and the calculator for your fleet.
Read articleWe added up the tachograph, the Mobility Package, ETS2 and urban access for four fleet profiles. The cost runs from €186 to €1,593 per vehicle per year, and in a steady-state year 97% of it is people's time.
Read articleTachograph, RENTRI, GPS privacy, CSRD, ETS2, ZTL: fleet compliance in Italy in 2026 isn't one rule, it's a stack of parallel regimes. The map to figure out which ones apply to you and where to go deeper.
Read articleFrom 12 September 2025 to 12 September 2026: one-year balance of EU Data Act for fleets. What changed, where promises kept, where they fell short.
Read articleOperational procedure for downloading, archiving and analysing G2V2 tachograph data in fleets from 5 to 100 vehicles: deadlines, responsibilities, automation, GDPR and EU Data Act.
Read articleCalendar-based maintenance scheduling treats every vehicle the same. Moving it onto real usage data is the first concrete step towards predictive maintenance.
Read articleThree weeks after the rollout, five myths have settled around the G2V2 smart tachograph for 2.5-3.5 t vans — one dangerous, four costly. Busted with the regulation and operational data.
Read articleTracking, reporting, scheduling — the work that drowns the fleet manager isn't managerial. AI shifts the role toward real decisions. What actually changes.
Read articleMost vehicle downtime concentrates on three components: battery, tyres, brakes. Which signals anticipate them and how predictive maintenance catches them before the failure.
Read articleManaging an electric fleet takes more than GPS tracking: real range, charging planning, battery health and emissions reporting. What an EV fleet software must actually do.
Read articleDriver scoring measures driving style with telematics: braking, acceleration, speed. How it works, what it affects (fuel, safety, maintenance) and how to use it well.
Read articleFleet GPS in Italy: when you need a union agreement or Labour Inspectorate authorization, how to apply (form INL 1.2, 60 days) and what the Garante fines.
Read articleCompliant trucks, newly-obligated 2.5-3.5 t vans, LCVs below 2.5 t out of scope: the average Italian SME juggles 4 parallel regimes after 1 July 2026. The 7 common traps and the 3 organisational strategies.
Read articleThe Mobility Package obligation for 2.5-3.5 t vans is in force: real operational scenarios, country-by-country penalty tables, roadside check procedure and 13 frequent fleet manager questions.
Read articlePredictive maintenance uses vehicle data to anticipate failures instead of the calendar. How it works on a fleet, what you actually need and who it's right for in 2026.
Read articleYes, you can track your fleet in real time without hardware: the mode is called Cloud OEM. How it works in 2026, who it's right for and who it isn't.
Read articleThe three maintenance strategies compared on cost, downtime risk and data required. Which one fits a fleet in 2026 — and why the answer is almost always a mix.
Read articlePromoting whoever has been around longest feels fair, but produces managers worse than random. Three criteria that actually work for transport SMBs.
Read articleFleet on operational lease or LTR? Cloud OEM is the most efficient way to access telematics data. 5 contractual points to verify before signing.
Read articlePractical guide to the second-generation smart tachograph G2V2: hardware components, driver and company cards, ITS data download and DSRC roadside checks, integration with fleet management.
Read articleMobilisights exposes telematics data from Fiat, Peugeot, Citroën, Opel and other Stellantis brands without aftermarket devices. How it works, timing, cost.
Read articlePublic focus on tachograph fines is on the driver, but for SMEs the real risk is the company's autonomous liability. What the fleet manager risks, how the training-exempt defence works and the 4 due-diligence actions to take now.
Read articleThe cost of a vehicle down isn't the repair: it's everything the breakdown drags with it. How to estimate it for your fleet and how much predictive maintenance cuts it.
Read articleThe study on 53,000 salespeople, the 60% of new managers who fail, the 82% with no training: all the data confirming the Peter Principle, explained.
Read articleThe 7 items of fleet Total Cost of Ownership, incidence percentages, the most common calculation errors, and how to move from absolute TCO to TCO/km as a decision KPI.
Read articleSince 12 September 2025, Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 gives fleet owners the right to access connected vehicle data and nominate a third-party recipient. What it means in practice, what your rights are, and how to start exercising them.
Read articlePromoting your top-performing driver to supervisor is almost always a mistake. The research confirms it and the signs show up in the first 90 days.
Read articleOperational guide to the Mobility Package for vans 2.5-3.5 t: driving and rest times, IMI posting declaration, cabotage. Rules, examples, tables and penalties.
Read articleThe G2V2 is not a fleet management system: it records, it doesn't plan. Technical and functional differences between the smart tachograph and fleet telematics, with a focus on the ITS interface, shared data and common purchasing mistakes.
Read articleThe smart tachograph G2V2 has been mandatory on vans 2.5-3.5 t in international transport or cabotage in the EU since 1 July 2026. Who is in scope, penalties, exemptions and how to get compliant now.
Read articleWith diesel above 2 €/litre, Italian fleets are losing margin. Seven operational levers to cut fuel consumption without renewing the vehicle fleet.
Read articleA practical guide to calculating the return on investment of route optimization software. The order of magnitude from the literature, a calculation framework and payback on your own numbers.
Read articleHow to shift from reactive to predictive logistics using operational data. AI, algorithmic planning and connected systems to cut costs.
Read article1 July 2026 is only the first step. The 12 regulatory deadlines over the next 24 months — G2V2, ETS2, CSRD, Euro 7, EU review — and the 3 decisions Italian fleets must make now.
Read articleToo much data, too few decisions. The 7 essential fleet management KPIs: how to calculate them, how to read them and the measured values where they exist, with sources.
Read articleDiscover the hidden costs of paper-based proof of delivery and how photo, signature and automation cut disputes and invoicing times.
Read articleHow to integrate owner-operators and third-party hauliers into an internal fleet without losing visibility, service quality and margin: contracts, KPIs, technology.
Read articleAfter Omnibus I, CSRD applies only above 1,000 employees and €450M in revenue. Almost no Italian fleet is in scope: what matters is what a customer can ask you for, and what you can refuse.
Read articleItaly is short of at least 22,000 truck drivers, according to CGIA. The shortage data, with sources, and how technology helps fleets do more with fewer resources.
Read articleFleet managers spend 2-3 hours daily planning routes on Excel. How to switch to automated optimization without disrupting operations.
Read articleCost per km is the most used and worst calculated metric in Italian fleet management. Five common mistakes, benchmarks by mission type and how to use it for pricing and dispatching.
Read articleBefore buying an electric van, analyze your fleet data. Here are the 5 parameters that tell you which vehicles are worth replacing.
Read articleManaging a fleet with both diesel and electric vehicles is the reality of 2026. How to monitor costs, maintenance and KPIs with a unified platform.
Read articleAI applied to last mile logistics: how algorithmic route optimization works, what results it delivers and how to get started without disrupting your processes.
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