A function that digitally streamlines the handling of tachograph infringements will be launched by FleetCheck and VDO at this year’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Conference.
The new capability, unveiled for the first time at the event on September 29 at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, expands upon existing integrations between platforms offered by both companies.
Now, if VDO’s Tachograph Management software records an infringement, such as contravening driver hours regulations, a record appears in the vehicle operator’s FleetCheck system. An infringement notice is also sent to the driver responsible through the FleetCheck app, who uses it to digitally acknowledge, sign, and return.
Further developments planned for the near future will mean this activity can also be reviewed on a new dashboard, detailing all infringements occurring across the fleet, and providing insight into where, when, why and to who they are happening.
Barrie Wilson, strategic relationship manager at FleetCheck, said: “Existing tacho infringement processes are often paper or e-mail based, and are slow, messy and prone to error. Through our links with VDO, we’ve been able to make the process faster, easier and more accurate.
“It’s an innovation that will create savings in administration for fleets and drivers, as well as making compliance record keeping more exact. Really, it’s an all-round win, especially for the two dozen major truck operators who are already customers of both FleetCheck and VDO.”
Daniel Osborne, UK and Ireland fleet solutions sales manager at VDO, said: “The new function will be initially introduced in the UK and we are also examining its potential for use across Europe, as it is already compliant with EU regulations. This is a really useful enhancement for vehicle operators and further proof of the value of our integration with FleetCheck.”
The original FleetCheck-VDO integration was introduced last year to provide fleets with the ability to access all their compliance information through a single sign-on, including driver reporting from the FleetCheck app such as pre-use checks, licence verification, document sharing and collision reporting.
Daniel said: “The link between the two platforms is not just a simple data import but means that using a single login, all compliance data is available in one place – gathered both through VDO and Stoneridge tachographs alongside FleetCheck’s software. There are many advantages, such as making qualification for Earned Recognition much simpler.”
Barrie added: “We’re very pleased to be working so closely with VDO. They are the tachograph provider of choice for many of our customers and this partnership represents a significant step forward that extends the compliance capabilities of our software and VDO’s tachograph technology.”
