New technology that digitally streamlines the handling of tachograph infringements will make its debut at this September’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Conference.

The new capability, developed by FleetCheck and VDO, expands upon existing integrations between platforms offered by both companies.

Under the new system, any driving hours infringement recorded by VDO’s Tachograph Management software now instantly syncs to the operator’s FleetCheck platform. At the same time, the driver responsible for the infringement receives an alert via the FleetCheck app to digitally acknowledge, sign and return it.

Future tech updates will see this activity 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.

Traditional tachograph infringement processes rely heavily on paper or email, making them slow, fragmented and prone to error.

Barrie Wilson, strategic relationship manager at FleetCheck, said: “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.”

The new function will be initially introduced in the UK and the two companies are also examining its potential for use across Europe, as it is already compliant with EU regulations.

Daniel Osborne, UK and Ireland fleet solutions sales manager at VDO, added: “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.

Osborne 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.”

Wilson finished: “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.”

The new digital tacho infringement system will be unveiled at the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Conference on 29 September at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.