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Legal compliance without penalties – with the VDO catalogue of fines

The fines function will be available from April for all customers who have booked an Advanced or Professional package for TIS-Web® DMM 5.0. This expansion will start for Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain, with other EU countries to follow.

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Departure check

The departure check - the check for more safety on the road

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‘Time is the thing we never have enough of’

TACHOGRAPH UPGRADE For 12 months now, border crossings have had to be recorded directly. Driver Sven Acker talks about his experience of the new routine.

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The digital tachograph: Generations and versions of the tachograph

Today, various model versions of the tachograph with different running times are in use, some of which are referred to quite differently. In the following, we would like to present the correct nomenclature in order to contribute to a uniform use of language in the industry and thus create more clarity for the users of the devices.

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Driving time and working time – at a glance

Infringements of driving times and rest period regulations as well as working time regulations are among the main reasons for fines – which is not surprising given the complexity of European regulations on driving times and rest periods.

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Focus on compliance - where the stumbling blocks lie

Fleet managers are increasingly being faced with new requirements for managing crews, complying with social rules and testing security procedures. There are many stringent legal standards in both national and international transport. Failure to comply with these standards could result in severe penalties and, in the worst-case scenario, may even lead to the loss of the EU community licence. Below, we’ve listed some typical “compliance” stumbling blocks and how to avoid them.

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It’s that time of year again – legal regulations for winter tyres in Europe

Another aspect of compliance: using the correct tyres at the right time. In Germany, the threat of a fine of up to 120 euros plus a point in the national traffic penalty register looms if you are not compliant. However, the regulations in the different European countries are anything but consistent.

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The optimum solution is in the detail – smart tyres that increase efficiency

Some fleet managers still underestimate the importance of the correct tyre pressure. If the tyre pressure is too low, the tyre’s rolling resistance is increased. This in turn causes more wear and tear and, above all, higher fuel consumption.

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EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION VIA ERRU

Information exchange via ERRU - how not only authorities but also fleet managers get the full picture.

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THE EU IN 2022 – WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.

The new year will bring many new developments and innovations – but the transport industry will also have to prepare for several legislative changes in EU Mobility Package 1. Here we explain what’s going to happen in Europe.

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‘PIT STOPS’ AFTER THE BORDER

EU Mobility Package 1 will involve new routines that drivers will have to integrate into their daily work – and from February 2, 2022, these will include a new mandatory stop after crossing a border. Thanks to the DTCO 4.0e comfort upgrade, however, this stop will be kept short.

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Better together – with the DTCO 4.0e

The easiest way to improve products is to communicate directly with users and respond to their needs and wishes. This especially applies to the smart tachograph from VDO – and who could make better suggestions for optimising user guidance than the drivers who work with this device every day. The result of this close cooperation between users and VDO has now resulted in the DTCO 4.0e.

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The DTCO 4.1 – the data supplier of the future.

With the integration of the smart tachograph into an increasingly digital transport infrastructure, this device is now playing a much more important role. The recently adopted EU Mobility Package I of the European Union also relies on the smart tachograph as a reliable data supplier for cabotage control. Considering the opportunities that will be available to users of the device in the future, its original descriptions like “tachograph” or “EC control device” no longer do justice to its future role.

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THE SMART TACHOGRAPH – THE NEW EUROPEAN CONTROL INSTRUMENT

Following more than two and a half years of tough negotiations aimed at making transport within Europe fairer and more efficient, the EU Parliament has adopted the “EU Mobility Package 1”. The adopted measures mainly apply to road transport, although regulations for maritime, rail and air transport are also included – and the smart tachograph will play a key role in these planned changes.

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Finally effective – the turn assist system

Manoeuvring a truck requires the driver’s full attention and utmost concentration. Not only is it particularly difficult to navigate the large vehicles through the narrow streets of a town, but the many blind spots, especially in stop-and-go traffic, could cause drivers to overlook cyclists or pedestrians.

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Cabotage – free movement and the problems it creates

The French word caboter means “to travel from port to port”. The term cabotage, which is derived from it, refers in the EU to the transport of commercial goods within a country by a road transport operator that is neither based in that country nor has branch offices in it.

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Drivers: Heroes in the Corona Crisis - We would like to say thank you.

Professional drivers are the heroes of the supply chain! And for that we would like to say: Thank you. Thanks a lot, drivers!

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Avoid fines – with knowledge from the VDO Academy

Needless fines are equally annoying for driving personnel and fleet managers alike. From incorrect use of the tachograph to...

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The Future of the Truck – Part 3: Connectivity

Digitally connecting vehicles to one another and to their environment does not just mean new opportunities for passenger transport. It also offers commercial vehicle fleets great potential to substantially reduce operating costs.

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Express Marée - More efficient, safer and more ecological – with the right tire pressure

Tires play a major role in truck safety – so controlling the tire pressure is absolutely crucial. The permanent monitoring of tires can also bring economic and ecological benefits, because drivers benefit from increased safety on the roads and fleet managers also enjoy lower repair costs, more durable tires and lower fuel consumption.

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