What is a digital tachograph?

A Tachograph is a device that is installed in your truck and it has the size of a typical car radio. The digital tachograph combines the functions of a clock and a speedometer. Fitted to a motor vehicle, a tachograph records the vehicle's speed and whether it is moving or is stationary.
 
The installation and usage of the device is mandatory according to a European Regulamentation and the objective is to keep the driver safe and avoid prolonged periods of driving, that can cause problems of security for the transportations on road.
 
We sometimes refer to the Digital Tachograph as VU, that stands for Vehicle Unit.
 
The Digital Tachograph stores digital data of the driver activities and vehicle activities on its internal memory and separately on a driver's smart card. A truck operator must periodically download this data from the digital tachograph and the driver cards. He also needs to analyse the data, to ensure that the rules have been complied with.

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