The SME manager described the situation in which the transport company found itself as follows: he was in danger of losing his licence due to several infringements of the legislation concerning the use of the tachograph. In addition to these headaches, he was looking for the right way to avoid this in the future thanks to an efficient, reliable solution, and he hoped that this could be found in the form of a track & trace system. We were able to confirm to him that the introduction of a telematics solution for the management of the fleet could certainly be the answer.
Within the European Community, as well as at national level, there are a number of legal provisions relating to proving driving times and rest periods. The most important are the Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and the Mobility package. Making sure that you stay in line for your entire fleet at all times will undoubtedly cause you headaches as a business manager. In this blog, we introduce you to our FLEET.connects solution that helps you to download the tachograph data from your trucks remotely and store it as evidence in case of inspection.
The main rule is the compulsory downloading of the vehicle's tachograph data every 90 days, and of the driver card every 28 days. It turns out that this is not always that simple and that it has advantages to do it more often. With FLEET.connects, reading your digital tachograph remotely is child's play, and you can set up an automatic download of both driver and vehicle data. From the moment the driver inserts his card into the tachograph, our system monitors the journey and automatically starts the tachograph download at the preset periodicity. So your drivers don't have to return to the company to waste time waiting for the tachograph data to be downloaded. In the FLEET.connects dashboard you can view the tachograph data per vehicle and driver in real time, giving you a clear overview of driving and resting times.
For the government, it is necessary that you can provide proof of journeys made using the tachograph. In the FLEET.connects application, you can programme yourself to periodically download the tachograph reports and save them on a secure FTP server. This means that in the event of an unexpected inspection, you do not have to go looking for them again.
Tracking devices can track the movements of your trucks in real time. To avoid human error, we offer customisable alerts that notify you and the driver of an upcoming rest period, so he cannot miss or ignore it. When you combine these alerts with our route planning solution (within the FLEET.connects application), you can integrate rest periods with the pre-planned routes and even choose the most logical location for the rest stop.
The notifications, the position checks, the tacho downloadsEverything is tracked in a very user-friendly app on your smartphone, tablet or PC. You get a clear overview of your vehicles and drivers, and can immediately see where they are in real time . It is also very easy to enter and modify your geo-tracking settings and create an ideal route plan.
Some applications of geo tracking in detail
The business owner with whom we started this blog, now works with FLEET.connects for the management of his fleet. Would you like to know how you can integrate our hardware and software in your business processes or would you like to receive a free quote? Feel free to contact us by phone (03 289 55 35) or via the form below. We will be happy to come and visit you to explain the system and work out a tailor-made proposal.
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