It was recently decided that, from now on, tachographs of drivers will be checked remotely across the entire territory of Germany. This decision was made following a successful testing period—sensors and electronic control systems installed in highway patrol vehicles allow for efficient checking of trucks.

During the testing period, from October 2024 to January 2025, nearly a million vehicles were checked. This measure allows to carry out inspections without disrupting the traffic. The first-generation tachographs check parameters such as:

• Sensor failures

• Longest power supply outages

• Speed or route data errors

• Drivers driving without a valid card

• Data conflicts related to vehicle movement

• Drivers inserting the card while driving

• Last attempted security breach

• Time setting data

• Calibration data

• Vehicle registration number

• Speed recorded by the tachograph

The new tachographs also check parameters such as:

• Time of the last authenticated vehicle position

• Uninterrupted driving time

• Longest daily driving time in the current and previous period

• Longest daily driving time in the current week

• Total weekly driving time

• Two-week driving time

Keywords: driver work, long-distance driver work, tachographs, inspections, highway patrol