Is your fleet compliant with regulations?

It goes without saying that running a business is not an easy task. In the transportation sector, whether goods or people, this means focusing on fleet performance, efficiency and quality of service. Controlling and managing your fleet is essential, and today the benefits of using a GPS tracking system that allows you to monitor your vehicles are undeniable.

 

By tracking fleet and deliveries, you not only increase control of operations, but monitor costs and drive overall performance. Many solutions stop there, but Digiparc raises the bar by providing unparalleled access and monitoring of your entire fleet, driving insights, data analytics, actionable insights, rerouting and tasking functions, all integrated into the central platform.

 

In this article, the first part of an ongoing series, we will review the benefits that Digiparc's global solution, as it exists today, offers its users.

 

Our operations must run as quickly and smoothly as possible, but always within regulatory limits. Limits on driving times, maximum speeds and cargo temperature control are some examples. This legislation is in place to protect workers and consumers, but it is not always easy to comply with. So here's what you need to make sure you're always compliant with the law:

 

Compliance with driving times: Compliance with these provisions is mandatory. Drivers are equipped with on-board tachographs that record driving and rest times, but tracking this data can be difficult for a fleet manager who works in an office. To maximize efficiency, managers must be able to assign new tasks and redirect drivers in the field. Determining whether drivers have enough “remaining time” to complete tasks can be difficult; Wrong calculations can lead to violations – and hefty fines – or, on the other hand, they can leave drivers and vehicles idling unnecessarily. Digiparc allows you to easily calculate these times, allowing you to easily decide which driver can be assigned to which new task, without risking ordinance violations and the resulting fines.

 

Monitoring the transport of temperature-controlled food and beverages, pharmaceuticals or livestock: Certain cargoes, including food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, must be transported, handled and stored under very specific temperature conditions. Livestock transport legislation also requires that animals be supervised to ensure their welfare during transport. Failure to comply with these requirements not only results in heavy penalties, but can also damage products and kill or seriously injure live animals. In order to anticipate problems and enable timely deployment of corrective measures, constant monitoring of temperatures is mandatory. Digiparc allows you to be immediately alerted if temperature settings are exceeded, saving you money and hassle.