Radius: dialling up productivity with digital tachos
Radius Telematics has outlined a range of ways in which it says small businesses can be empowered to improve operational efficiencies through digital tachograph technology.
“For commercial drivers, using tachographs to record information about driving time, speed, and distance to make sure drivers’ hours rules are observed is non-negotiable,” said Greville Coe, managing director at Radius Telematics (pictured, right).
“But what many small businesses don’t know is that, through embracing the power of remote digital tachograph downloads, operational efficiencies can be improved exponentially.
“Here at Radius Telematics, we’ve waved goodbye to timely and costly manual tachograph downloads and instead offer our customers automatically downloadable tachograph reports, using Kinesis Pro.”
For many fleet managers, says Greville, compliance is at the top of the agenda when considering telematics tools.
“With a remote digital tachograph download solution, transport managers can ensure they are being compliant with government regulations,” he continued.
“Through downloading tachograph reporting files remotely to manage driver hours, reduce vehicle downtime and eliminate manual card collection, fleet managers can reduce liability and risk.
“With Radius Telematics, tachograph information is available over the mobile network, keeping drivers on the road and ensuring businesses comply with the Working Time Directive guidelines and European Driving Regulations.”
With remote digital tachograph downloading and telematics, fleet managers can access a whole wealth of information in real time, he adds.
“You can monitor driving hours, keep within safe driving limits, and assign new routes to active drivers without disruption. What’s more, all that data can be accessed within a mere 30 seconds, giving transport professionals the opportunity to instantly react and alter route plans, in order to make sure compliancy is always met.
“In addition, by using a remote digital tachograph download solution, the timely manual collection of tachograph data is eradicated and replaced with reports straight into a business’s inbox.
“This streamlines the process and means transport managers no longer need to have vehicles present to be able to obtain tachograph data – in turn, reducing workload and improving operational efficiencies. It also avoids the requirement to walk around the yard downloading vehicle tachograph data.”
Greville concluded: “Ultimately, through harnessing the power of remote digital tachographs combined with telematics transport managers can reduce risk and improve productivity. And with Radius providing a one-stop shop for fleet managers requiring mobility support, small businesses can enjoy affordable multiple contract options that make it easy for businesses to choose the best solution for them.”
