Brussels, 20/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - By 2017, all lorries will be fitted with “smart” tachographs, making fraud more difficult and reducing the administrative burden, and, in so doing, saving transport companies around €500 million per year. Technical improvement to current tachographs, which will allow them to monitor rest periods and driving times, will bring better working conditions for drivers and have a beneficial knock-on effect for the safety of all road users.
The European...