Released on: April 10, 2008, 8:58 am

Press Release Author: Garry Shipman, Sales Director, Haul-It Nationwide LTD

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: Digital tachographs became mandatory on all qualifying
vehicles during 2006. These changes require transport managers to plan ahead and
drivers are required to return tachograph charts and any legally required printouts
or manual records to the transport undertaking within 42 calendar days.

Press Release Body: Digital tachographs became mandatory on all qualifying vehicles
during 2006 and vehicle manufacturers have since been delivering tachograph equipped
vehicles to their customers. This implies a fundamental change in the way vehicle
operators manage their business and presents operators with a technological
revolution in the vehicle cab. These changes require transport managers to plan
ahead to ensure that when the first digital tachograph equipped vehicle is
delivered, drivers, traffic office staff and transport managers are prepared.
UK legislation formalising digital data download frequencies requires transport
undertakings to download the vehicle unit in a vehicle:
. every 56 calendar days
. immediately before transferring control of the use of the vehicle to another person
. without delay upon permanently removing the unit from service in the vehicle
. without delay upon becoming aware that the unit is malfunctioning, if it is
possible to download data
. without delay in any circumstances where it is reasonably foreseeable that data
will be erased imminently
Transport undertakings must also download driver cards:
. every 28 calendar days
. immediately before the driver ceases to be employed by the undertaking
. without delay upon being aware that the card has been damaged or is
malfunctioning, if it is possible to download data
. without delay in any circumstances where it is reasonably foreseeable that data
will be erased imminently
. where it is only possible to download the card via a vehicle unit (eg if the card
is stuck), immediately before ceasing control of the use of the vehicle
Drivers are required to return tachograph charts and any legally required printouts
or manual records to the transport undertaking within 42 calendar days. Both the
driver and the transport undertaking are liable if the records are not returned
within the specified period
Haul-It Nationwide Ltd requests that all LGV drivers return all printouts to Haul-It
head office within 42 days. Haul-It will register returns and then return the
printouts to our client.

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Contact Details: Garry Shipman, Sales Director
Haul-It Nationwide LTD
14 Davy Court
Castle Mound Way
Central Park
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 0UZ

Tel: 01788 552241
Mob: 07834 621180
Fax: 01788 552271

email: garryshipman@haul-itnationwide.co.uk