tachograph
Latest News20 Mar 2020Coronavirus: DfT relaxes drivers’ hours rules
Relaxation acknowledges the vital contribution that the commercial fleet industry is playing in keeping the economy moving during the coronavirus pandemic
- Latest News6 Dec 2019
One in five CV drivers breach UK road fatigue laws
Shocking new data reveals commercial vehicle driver and road user safety being put at risk.
- Latest News21 Nov 2019
Geotab to offer tachograph following Intendia acquisition
Geotab will now offer its own digital tachograph following its acquisition of Spanish engineering company Intendia.
Truck News27 Sep 2019Samsara launches live tacho status
Samsara has expanded its tachograph solution in the UK and European markets to include live tacho status and instant tacho analysis.
Blog5 Aug 2019New smart tachograph requirements: implications for drivers and operators
By Joanne La Roche, solicitor at Markel Law
Truck News21 Jun 2019DVSA to use ANPR cameras to target dangerous drivers
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras in a trial that will run until April 2020.
- Truck News11 Apr 2019
GeoTach by Evestel now available on Geotab Marketplace
New solution enhances existing digital tachographs with cloud capability, says Geotab.
Van News26 Mar 2019FTA wants drivers’ hours penalties to pay for road safety
A £3m Treasury windfall, achieved by collecting fines from historical drivers' hours offences, should be invested into the stricter enforcement of road safety standards, according to FTA.
Truck News20 Sep 2018TomTom Telematics launches tachograph data tool
TomTom Telematics has enhanced its Webfleet platform, with TachoShare, a remote download and archiving module that downloads tachograph data from vehicles.
Truck News22 May 2018One in four drivers fail to take appropriate rest breaks
Research released by Verizon Connect suggests a quarter of commercial drivers are breaching driver guidelines around rest and fatigue.
- Truck News9 Apr 2018
Commercial drivers ‘still’ breaking the law on hours, says DVSA
More than 5% – one in 20 – commercial vehicles stopped last year had breached drivers’ hours rules.
- Truck News6 Feb 2018
DVSA crackdown on lorry drivers who breach drivers’ hours rules
The DVSA will start issuing on-the-spot penalties to lorry, bus and coach drivers who repeatedly break drivers’ hours rules from next month (Monday, March 5).
- Truck News26 Sep 2017
TruckEast Ely becomes an approved tachograph centre
The facility’s approval comes as a result of months of work installing new equipment and training the dedicated technicians.
Truck News26 Sep 2017Changes to drivers’ hours fines for commercial drivers
DVSA traffic examiners will be given new powers to issue on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the past 28 days.
Truck News7 Jul 201721-year professional driving ban for HGV driver
A truck driver has been disqualified from professional driving until June 2038 after his driver card was used by another employee.
- Truck News22 Jun 2017
HGV driver banned from driving professionally for three years
A HGV driver has been banned from professional driving for three years after he falsified his records and put other road users at risk.
- Truck News19 Jun 2017
Magnet manipulation of tachograph a ‘blatant disregard for the regulatory system’
The North West TC has told compliant operators severe action will be considered for those caught using magnets to manipulate and conceal driving duties.
- Truck News12 May 2017
ADLV goes live with CPC and tacho data
Members of the Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) are now adding Tacho and CPC data to their products.
Truck News27 Jan 2017Compliance and Clean Air Zone tops the agenda at CPT West Midlands Regional Event
Tachograph compliance and the proposed Birmingham Clean Air Zone were key discussion points during a recent meeting of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT).
- Truck News10 Jan 2017
Transport manager’s ignorance and incompetence leads to six-month disqualification
A transport manager has been disqualified after the Traffic Commissioner said his knowledge of compliance procedures was “poor in the extreme”.
