New technology for the remote reading of tachograph data has enabled the Italian traffic police to check up to 80 trucks in just 20 minutes, rather than one at a time. This result was achieved during tests on an Italian motorway.
The Italian police tested the remote tachograph control equipment on the A1 motorway between Florence and Bologna.
During the event, which was attended by journalists, the authorities demonstrated the operation of a system based on the remote transmission of tachograph data, which allows for the so-called pre-selection of vehicles for inspection – reports the Italian transport website uominietrasporti.it.
“Thanks to remote access to data, we can focus solely on vehicles where the system has detected anomalies,” explains Davide Leone, Operations Commissioner of the Florence Traffic Police.
“Where previously we could check one vehicle, today we analyse dozens and only stop those that really need it,” adds Leone, as quoted by the Italian portal. (....)