Remote download of tachograph data
Digitize truck telematics with A1 Digital. Optimize routes, driving times and rest periods in real time.
Remote download of tachograph data with truck telematics
Digitize your truck fleet management with telematic devices from A1 Digital
Choose the telematics device for trucks from A1 Digital to digitize your truck fleet through remote download of your tachograph data, real-time analyses and a comprehensive archiving solution. With our advanced truck telematics, you not only readout digital tachograph data remotely, but also fulfill the requirements of modern logistics.
The Future of Truck Telematics
Complete monitoring
Keep track of your truck fleet in real time by automatically recording routes, logbooks and vehicle usage.
Increased efficiency
The telematics device for remote downloading of digital tachograph data contributes to the detection of possible offenses, helps to avoid costly idle times and enables improved vehicle scheduling.
Centralized data analysis
Track not only the location of your vehicles, but also gain insight into mileage, speed, operating times and maintenance intervals for a proactive truck fleet management.
Improved scheduling decisions
With real-time data on locations, routes and driving times, telematics devices from A1 Digital enable optimal planning and utilization of your truck fleet.
Warnings and offenses
Avoid operational idle times, possible offenses and penalties due to missed deadlines in recording obligations.
Extensive fleet management software for remote download of tachograph data
Benefit from a modern and multi-award-winning platform for an efficient and functional truck fleet management.
Data Archiving in accordance with legal requirements
Telematics devices from A1 Digital for a remote download of tachograph data ensure an automated archiving of data in compliance with legal requirements.
Truck telematics for remote downloading of tachograph data: How does the device from A1 Digital work?
The components of our truck telematics for remote downloading work seamlessly to increase the efficiency and safety of your fleet and ensure compliance with legal regulations.
1. Connect your trucks with our hardware
Equip your truck fleet with our TACHO telematics solution to connect the device directly to the digital tachograph. It enables precise localization via GPS/GLONASS, remote reading of tachograph data and its remote downloading.
2. Data transfer to the cloud
Our integrated, durable M2M SIM cards transmit all your data to a secure cloud platform using mobile communications. The cloud solution ensures that all recorded data is stored and processed securely and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. Remote download of tachograph data via software
The ‘Commander’ software offers an intuitive user interface for your truck fleet management. Get an overview of all truck locations in real time, monitor driving and rest times, detect offenses, generate social reports and set alarm notifications. The platform also supports the archiving of routes and operating times. Alternatively, you can transfer live and historical data to your existing ERP system via API interfaces.
4. Mobile remote download via app
Our truck telematics solution is complemented by practical mobile applications. From documenting the installation of the telematics hardware and accessing live locations to generating a digital logbook - the service app, live data app and logbook app offer you maximum flexibility and control over your truck fleet.
Discover the features of truck telematics for remote downloading from A1 Digital
By integrating the latest technologies, our telematics device for remote downloading tachograph data includes a range of functions that simplify and optimize your fleet management.
Truck telematics for compliant fleet management
Logistics and transport companies are legally obliged to regularly read out and store their tachograph and driver data. This data is recorded via an electronic control device in trucks called a tachograph.
However, the conventional manual download of tachograph data involves a great deal of time and administrative effort. Drivers have to have tachograph data read out in the office or need a laptop to read out their driver card while on the road. Dispatchers are faced with the challenge of complying with storage periods and checking data following offenses.
Simple remote download of tachograph data
Modern truck telematics can now make the time-consuming, manual reading of tachographs superfluous and enable remote downloading of tachograph data.
To do this, a telematics device with an integrated SIM card and GPS function is connected to the existing digital tachograph in the truck. This telematics solution allows companies with a truck fleet to automatically download tachograph data remotely at any time and from any location.
What data is downloaded remotely by the truck telematics system?
Driving and rest times: For monitoring the working hours of truck drivers.
Speed: Reads out how fast the truck was driven via the driver card.
Distance: Indicates the distance traveled by vehicles and equipment
Incidents and errors: Such as card errors or exceeding the speed limit.
Remote downloading of tachograph data for modern truck fleets
Remote downloading of tachograph data using a telematics device improves the safety of truck fleet management through the automated monitoring of driving and rest times. Data analysis optimizes route planning and the deployment of drivers. Compliance with traffic regulations is made easier as all necessary information is precisely recorded and possible offenses are detected.
Background: Legal requirements for reading tachographs
According to EU regulations, the installation of a digital tachograph in newly registered trucks over 3.5 tones has been a legal requirement since May 2006. Every company or driver also requires a company or driver card, which stores the driver's personal data and enables the assignment of driving data to individual drivers.
In addition, the latest generation of digital tachograph, the smart tachograph 2, has been mandatory for newly registered, cross-border trucks from 3.5 tones since August 2023. Between 2024 and 2026, all vehicles with analogue or older digital tachographs must also be converted to Smart Tacho 2.
Learn more about smart tachograph 2
Remote downloading of tachograph data is only possible with a telematics device, a digital tachograph alone is not sufficient. Such a telematics system for trucks allows data to be downloaded remotely and also supports the archiving of this data.
According to laws, driver data must be archived every 28 days and vehicle data every 90 days. All recorded data must now be stored for at least 12 months, with the exact duration varying from country to country. With remote downloading of tachograph data, storage and archiving is automated. Companies with a truck fleet thus reduce their administrative workload and offenses and penalties are prevented.
There is no exemption from the tachograph requirement for full-time drivers of trucks over 3.5 tones. However, certain journeys and vehicles are exempt from the requirement to use a tachograph and read out the data. Under certain conditions, these include vehicles of the armed forces, fire brigade, civil defense, public order and road maintenance.
Consequences of improper downloading of tachograph data
Authorities regularly carry out checks on tachographs and driver cards. The aim is to ensure compliance with driving and rest periods and thus the safety of all road users.
Heavy fines can be imposed for violations of the regulations. These include exceeding the maximum driving times, insufficient rest periods or the absence of valid driver cards. In serious cases, there is even the threat of driving bans or the withdrawal of driving licenses. Companies can also be held liable for systematic offenses.
With a telematics solution for the remote downloading of tachograph data, logistics companies are able to comply with regulations more easily and recognise or prevent infringements. Thanks to the digitalization and automation of truck fleet management, drivers and dispatchers no longer have to read tachograph data manually.
Future innovations in digital tachographs
Digital tachographs and remote download will be more closely linked to autonomous driving. Advanced data analyses offer deeper insights into efficiency and safety. User-friendliness is improved through intuitive interfaces and automated processes. Sustainability aspects come into focus by monitoring emissions and fuel consumption.
Remote download of tachograph data: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
1. What is remote downloading of tachograph data?
By remote downloading tachograph data, the stored data of a digital tachograph is automatically readout remotely at any time and from any location. Manual readouts are no longer necessary.
2. How does remote downloading of tachograph data work?
For remote downloading, the digital tachograph is connected to an additional telematics device. The tachograph data is transmitted from the digital tachograph in the vehicle to a server or cloud via a mobile data connection. Authorized users can access this data via software in order to analyze or archive it.
3. What data is downloaded remotely?
The following data is recorded during remote downloading: driving and rest times, speeds, distance traveled and conspicuous incidents such as speeding, tachograph malfunctions or card errors.
4. What are the advantages of remote downloading of tachograph data?
Remote downloading simplifies: compliance monitoring of legal regulations, the collection and archiving of tachograph data, the automated creation of trip reports and efficient route planning and optimization.