Digital Tachos

New Digital Tacho Services From FTA

The Freight Transport Association is delighted to announce the availability of significant new digital tachograph service products together with major enhancements to its range of analysis products. more…

Beware of Belgian Tacho Rules

Beware Belgian enforcement of EU rules on keeping records from digital tachographs, warns the Road Haulage Association. It differs from that of the UK. more…

Digital Tacho Vehicles "Proving Harder to Rent" Says TLS

Digital tachograph equipped 7.5 tonne trucks are proving much harder to rent than their mechanical tacho equivalent, reports TLS Vehicle Rental. more…

FTA Welcomes Tacho Date

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the publication of the EU Official Journal today and with it the implementation date of 1st May for the introduction of the digital tachograph on new lorries, together with the details of new drivers' hours rules, most of which will come into force in April 2007. more…

Digital Tacho: UK Meeting Recommends 1st June

At the stakeholder meeting orchestrated by FTA which took place on 21st November, all industry representatives agreed that the earliest date that digital tachographs could be supported would be 1st June 2006. more…

Digital Tacho - On All New Vehicles by May?

The Freight Transport Association warns lorry operators that the legislative process governing the introduction of digital tachographs continues to remain unclear. more…

Tacho delay, 'common sense' says FTA

FTA Chief Executive, Richard Turner, says that the adopted decision of the European Parliament's Transport Committee to delay the compulsory fitment of digital tachographs to new vehicles until 5th August 2007 is a victory for common sense and will benefit unit manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers and lorry operators. The FTA has campaigned for such a delay for the last two years. more…

FTA - digital tacho date 'unrealistic'

The implementation date for Digital tachographs as specified by the EU still remains unrealistic according to the FTA (Freight Transport Association), despite progress by vehicle manufacturers. more…

DVLA consults on digital tacho costs

The DVLA has launched a consultation paper on the costs of smart cards for the new digital tachos that are due to come into effect very soon. Whatever is agreed, it's obvious that road users will end up paying more. more…