Is your fleet in compliance with regulations?

2022-02-14T23:00:00.000Z

It goes without saying that running a business is no easy task. In the transportation industry, whether it's freight or people, that means focusing on fleet performance, efficiency and quality of service. Monitoring and managing your fleet is essential, and today the benefits of using a GPS tracking system to monitor your vehicles are undeniable.

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

In this article, the first part of an ongoing series, we will review the benefits that the Digiparc global solution, as it exists today, offers to 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 just a few examples. This legislation is in place to protect workers and consumers, but it's not always easy to comply. So here's what you need to do to make sure you're always in compliance with the legislation:

Driving time compliance: Compliance with these provisions is mandatory. Drivers are equipped with on-board tachographs that record driving and resting times, but tracking this data can be difficult for a fleet manager working in an office environment. To maximize efficiency, managers must be able to assign new tasks and redirect drivers in the field. Determining whether drivers have enough "time left" to complete tasks can be difficult; miscalculations can lead to violations - and hefty fines - or, on the other hand, they can leave drivers and vehicles idling unnecessarily. Digiparc makes it easy to calculate these times, so you can easily decide which driver can be assigned to which new task, without risking ordinance violations and the fines that come with them.

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 transportation legislation also requires that animals be monitored to ensure their welfare during transport. Failure to comply with these requirements not only results in severe penalties, but can also lead to product spoilage and death or serious injury to live animals. In order to anticipate problems and allow timely corrective action, constant temperature monitoring is mandatory. Digiparc allows you to be immediately alerted when temperature parameters are exceeded, saving you money and trouble.