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www.truckandtrack.com Winter 2019 Truck and Track 21 TELEMATICS the unbridled support from Descartes,” comments Sean Priest, Operations Director, Meyer Group Ltd. “CDS is more complex than CHIEF and requires a lot more information in the background. This is where Descartes has been instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition. From helping to set up our templates to managing the liaison with HMRC, they were able to seamlessly iron out any teethingproblems that originated fromthenewsystemandwithno adverse impact on our business continuity. We’ve also been able to request changes and adaptations to CDS through our collaborative partnership with Descartes, which has been a great benefit.” Descartes will be exhibiting at Multimodal 2020 in June where one of the priority discussion points will be customs declarations. No matter what form Brexit takes, along with the ongoing migration to CDS, many businesses will be completing customs declarations for the first time which can be a daunting experience for those not familiar with HMRC requirements. Descartes’ software-as-a- service offerings provide a simplified approach whilst ensuring compliance, to support businesses in managing the potential disruption that Brexit may present. Descartes has already been working with many organisations regarding Brexit and deploying its e-customs solution, one of which is Customs Consultancy firm Clear Light whom Descartes has been helping to become Brexit ready. Director, Rob Pryce, comments: “Finding a software solution to manage the inevitable implications on customs procedures in the wake of Brexit is key to ensuring both our business and our clients’ businesses continue to run efficiently. Not only do we recommend Descartes solutions to our customers, we have also implemented the e-customs software ourselves to help us further support our clients.” Integrated approach Looking forward, Descartes will be showcasing many highlights at the Commercial Vehicle Show in April. SmartCompliance will be high on the agenda as Descartes continues to update and refresh its solutions to offer an unrivalled compliancemanagement service for fleets of all sizes. Traditionally, routing and telematics have been siloed operations, but Descartes offers an integrated digital approach to improve both efficiency and safety. With a new user interface for SmartCompliance, Descartes is making compliance management easier and more intuitive for transport managers with the inclusion of its new driver CPC management module, its new improved driver briefing module, reporting and SmartAlerts to ensure transport managers know when to take action. The integration of this new module with licence checking, vehicle checking and tachograph analysis, provides one platform with