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EU MOBILITY PACKAGE I – OBLIGATION, OPPORTUNITY AND BENEFITS

EU Mobility Package I brings new labour and traffic law provisions into force for all companies in the transport sector. Our VDO partner workshops are experts in tachograph installation and maintenance and are therefore ideally prepared for it – with smart VDO single-source solutions, i.e. smart tachographs, apps and services.

EU Mobility Package I defines many new obligations, but also represents an opportunity and offers benefits. Retrofitting opens up completely new horizons for you as a fleet manager. With the VDO DTCO® 4.1 tachograph, you will be enabling your company to benefit from live access to all tachograph data in your fleet. You will be able to plan more efficiently, optimise workflows and reduce costs.

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EU MOBILITY PACKAGE I – IN SIMPLE TERMS



THE SOLUTION: DTCO® 4.1

Satisfy all EU requirements while boosting transparency and efficiency! Start by using our second-generation smart tachograph. Thanks to state-of-the-art components and the ITS interface, the DTCO® 4.1 is even faster and more user-friendly than its predecessor models.

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DTCO® 4.1 at a glance

  • Meets all requirements of EU Mobility Package l from 21 August 2023
  • Can be set up quickly and easily via the DTCO configuration app
  • Compatible with all common professional fleet management solutions
  • Records border crossings for cabotage journeyss
  • Supports the recording of loading and unloading operations
  • Helps with calculations for the recording of working time as well as the new shortened rest period

 

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PLAN YOUR RETROFIT NOW!

There are 3.5 million registered trucks in Germany alone. If they all wait until shortly before the deadline to retrofit to DTCO 4.1, the queue in front of the workshop door will be inevitable. Then, the waiting time for some vehicles will be too long – and they will have to stand still from January 1, 2025. Anyone driving in cross-border transport logistics without the second version of the smart tachograph will face severe penalties and fines, e.g. 1,500 euros in Germany. And thanks to the DSRC-RP technology in the tachograph, authorities can now also carry out remote scans and detect infringements virtually as they drive past. 

We therefore strongly recommend early retrofitting, as there are currently sufficient slots and equipment available in commercial vehicle workshops. The switch to DTCO 4.1 is particularly time and cost efficient if you combine it with the mandatory inspection in accordance with § 57b StVZO already scheduled. Avoid long downtimes and work stoppages or, in the worst case, high penalties and contact a VDO partner workshop now for a prompt retrofit appointment! 

EU MOBILITY PACKAGE I – DEADLINES THAT YOU NEED TO MEET

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All newly registered vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes must be equipped with smart tachographs version 2 (Gen2).

Old analogue or digital tachographs (Gen1) must be replaced with smart tachographs (Gen2) version 2 in all vehicles in international traffic with a gross weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes.

Vehicles in international traffic with a gross weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes and equipped with smart tachographs version 1 (Gen2) must be retrofitted with a smart tachograph version 2.

Commercial vehicles in international traffic with a gross weight of more than 2.5 tonnes must also be equipped with smart tachographs version 2 (Gen2).

FIND A VDO PARTNER WORKSHOP

  • 2,700 VDO workshop locations in Germany

  • Save the launch date of the DTCO® 4.1 smart tachograph

  • Schedule the prompt retrofitting of your vehicles

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Multiple challenges: Solvable with VDO

We understand your requirements and offer robust solutions. The DTCO® 4.1 is the key to many tailor-made VDO services.

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For drivers travelling across borders, DTCO® 4.1 and VDO Fleet reliably help to comply with the prescribed regulations within the EU.
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Use the VDO Fleet app to easily carry out legal downloads of the DTCO® 4.1 and archive data online, as well as view reminders and vehicle positions.
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The DTCO® 4.1 records driving/rest times, border crossings and shows shift times and working weeks. With VDO Fleet, you can use this information in real time and plan more efficiently.
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VDO Fleet makes it possible to easily archive and evaluate driver card and vehicle data. Manual lists and cumbersome data storage are no longer required.
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Know the requirements of labour law and avoid violations and fines with the new intelligent tachograph and VDO Fleet.
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Based on DTCO® 4.1 data and the new hardware VDO Link, truck tolls can be collected without an on-board unit (OBU).

VDO FLEET SERVICES

Legally compliant and efficient: benefit from our VDO Fleet Services for cross-border traffic and data archiving when retrofitting in accordance with EU Mobility Package I. As a fleet manager, you can harness the full potential of your VDO smart tachographs. In addition to the hardware, we also offer the right software. You benefit from the full range of perfectly coordinated DTCO® 4.1 features.

VDO Fleet Tachograph Management recognises the various national working time regulations within the EU, such as night-time working rules. Using automatically generated driver messages, you can notify your drivers about remaining working hours. VDO Fleet Tachograph Management also provides you with reports on driver utilisation and infringements, as well as automatic reminders about pending downloads of mass storage and driver card data or other important deadlines. 

The VDO Fleet fine catalogue service combines the data from the DTCO® with the type of violation and the respective country-specific amount of the fine. This allows you to determine the current risk of fines for the fleet and individual drivers after each data download from the tachograph.

The VDO Fleet Scorecard (ERRU) service provides you with an overview of all violations in the fleet and for each driver with just two clicks of a mouse. You can see immediately whether certain limits are likely to be exceeded and whether planning errors or infractions on the part of individual drivers are the cause of the violations.

The new DTCO® 4.1 will also make it much easier for drivers to document the crossing of national borders. The VDO Fleet Tachograph Management service supports your fleet management team in incorporating the various national regulations into scheduling and future salary calculations.

VDO Fleet Remote Download makes legal compliance child’s play and even saves you time. The automatic remote download function downloads the required data at the set time, without the need for human intervention. 

VDO Fleet Maps provides real-time locational information, directions of travel and the remaining driving times of your vehicles. As a result, planning your vehicles and drivers becomes as easy as ABC. The history page enables you to analyse past routes, including engine driving and idling times for the purpose of optimising fuel consumption. 

Thanks to the VDO Fleet app, you can easily take advantage of all services on your smartphone. Keep track of your fleet on the move and respond to delays, download tachograph and driver card data and much more. 

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