Tacho training insight from 2 Start
Training specialist 2 Start has underlined the importance of ensuring that professional drivers have full understanding of the proper use of tachograph technology, including via periodic training programmes.
“2 Start are at the heart of safety, especially when it comes to professional driving, and tachograph use is a core principle in training for any student,” said the company.
“Our team of experienced instructors reinforce to students that keeping in line with your drivers’ hours is vital to staying compliant in the industry.
“Our Driver Essentials Periodic Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) course highlights to professionals in the industry that driver fatigue and stress are big risks, and adhering to the Working Time Directive and staying compliant will keep themselves and others safe.
“Not staying within your drivers’ hours threshold, or conducting illegal or improper tachograph use, can result in fines and potential licence suspension.
“This is imperative to avoid, as HGV drivers rely on the tachograph and their tacho card so that they can earn a living. This is why 2 Start emphasise the ramifications of improper tachograph use in our periodic CPC training.”
Completed every five years, the CPC training will give new drivers confidence in tachograph use, says 2 Start, so they can operate in compliance with HGV drivers’ hours rules.
