In a surprise move, the EU has announced that from March 2015, some of the rules regarding tachos are to be relaxed THE tachograph has been the scourge of many a truck fleet operation for the past few years. Fitting a tachograph severely limits the amount of hours a driver can sit behind the wheel of a truck [...]
IF YOU drive a panel van and you're often found to be towing a trailer, it's highly likely that you regularly break the law. The rules surrounding the use of trailers are pretty straightforward but it's amazing how many people don't seem to understand them. This article breaks the problem down into two areas - the law, and then the [...]
STONERIDGE has launched a dogital tachograph adaptor for lighter vans to comply with driver hour rules.
EU drivers' hours: 56 hour weekly driving timeEU rules governing driver hours only apply to most heavy commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes. They cover journeys within the UK and the EU. The rules also cover light commercial vehicles with towing trailers. If the maximum gross weights of towing vehicle and trailer exceed 3.5 tonnes, then the rules apply. The new [...]
