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ON'T regard tachographs as necessary evils — make the ost of the information they provide. That was the message at came across at a tachograph teach-in at Preston organed by W & J Foster as part of its tachograph service.
Foster's md Richard Humbe able to identify exactly where time — and money — is being lost. ireys pointed out that the time hen the tachograph must ;tually be used by law, January 1982, is fast approaching. )ther than wait until that day strongly advised that operars should start experimenting ith their tachos now.
Mr Humphreys went on to ok at the three major makes of ichographs available in the K, stressing that the three ,pes of charts are not in
Ichangeable. He also minded operators that the tart relates to the driver and )t to the vehicle, so if a driver ives two vehicles in one day must take his chart with him r start a new one if the second cho is different).
Foster runs a tachograph, lart analysis service and 'awing on this experience Mr umphreys said the most cornon fault was drivers forgetting use the driver control mode lob The spy-in-the-cab image is _lite incorrect, emphasised Mr umphreys. For instance, the chograph chart will back up a iver when he arrives back at e depot late because of a devery delay, and Mr Humphreys )mmented that managers will
Looking at more complex chart analysis, it was shown how detailed reading of the charts, particularly the speed trace, can be used to reconstruct route, driving style and speed before an accident. Very often, said Mr Humphreys, such accident analysis will help corroborate a driver's statement whereas many eye witnesses will tend to over-estimate the speed of a commercial vehicle.