In the world of transportation and logistics, tachograph download software is an absolute necessity.
Sure, you could choose not to use it, but then what happens when you are asked to prove your Drivers have been compliant? That's when you'd have wished you invested in tachograph software!
In this guide, we will discuss what software, and hardware, you'll need when downloading your tachograph data.
Tachograph Download Software - How Do You Collect Driver and Vehicle Data?
Firstly, let's discuss how you may be collecting your Driver and Vehicle data - this will help establish what hardware you need to begin downloading it.
Analogue Tachographs
Still used in older vehicles, this involves taking scans of the Driver charts and sending/uploading them to whoever your analogue tachograph analyser is - for example, TachoMagic!
Digital Tachographs
This involves manually downloading the vehicle and driver data using a tool such as a Digidown. Once you have downloaded the data, you then need to upload it to whoever analyses your digital tachograph data, again, such as TachoMagic!
Need to buy a Digidown or Digidown Plus? You can do so through us, by visiting our shop page.
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Automatic Remote Downloads
By far the best way of downloading and uploading data. If you have an automatic remote download device installed into your tachograph, the whole process is done, well, automatically! At regular intervals (while the vehicle is active), the device will transmit driver and vehicle data to our servers, where we store it and analyse it for infringements.
No scanning, no manual downloads, it's all done for you.
Click on the button below to find out more about Automatic Remote Downloads and tachograph analysis by TachoMagic!
Tachograph Download Software - What Do You Need?
Before you can read, understand, and analyse your tacho data, you'll need to download it first! Tachograph download software is therefore an essential part of the compliance process.
Software can be a real hassle - having to download files onto a computer can be unnecessarily complicated and time-consuming. That's why, at TachoMagic, our tachograph analysis software can be access from the web!
If you're manually downloading the data, simply upload it to our Web Panel, and all the information will be available on any device with a web connection. And if you are using our Automatic Remote Downloads, all you have to do is log in - the reports will be ready and waiting!
Summary - Tachograph Download Software
Tachograph download software is a lot simpler than it first seems! Whilst not a legal requirement (but it is one to actually have a tachograph installed), it is a necessity to cover your own back, as well as your drivers.
With the correct tachograph download software and hardware, your life as a Manager, or Driver, becomes hassle-free, as it can all be done for you. At least, that's the case if you use TachoMagic!
Further Reading
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