Be prepared for tachos
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THE DAY fast approaches when tachographs will become a reality. January 1 is that day and now is the hour when operators must prepare for this new tool of management.
In a few cases the apparatus is already in use. In fewer cases it is in full use. , This is not a device constructed and used solely to check on a driver's movements; any sensible operator or intelligent traffic man knows the whereabouts of his vehicles almost to the minute or mile at any time of the working day.
The tachograph will record that information, automatically or electronically — and accurately. Much more important is the bonus information it will supply.
Facts on engine use and abuse, and energy use and conservation, besides the provision of legal evidence in court cases are among the advantages it can bring., The industry must make use of the tachographto enure full productivity and economic operation. There is still much to be learned by operators and drivers.
This week we take a step towards this objective. But it is the responsibility of operators who wish to maximise their capital investment to become conversant with the scope which the instrument offers.
Over the years we have not obscured our enthusiasm for this innovation. Indeed, we would have wished that more operators would have taken the enlightened approach of the few and fitted tachographs voluntarily.
However, legislation is now bringing the day for their compulsory use nearer. The tachograph should not be accepted grudgingly but regarded as an aid to better productivity; and consequently, higher profits.