'It showed how important it is getting the right spec for the job'
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PHIL LANG (pictured) TRANSPORT MANAGER
he VEMIS data logging unit sits unobtrusively on the dashboard. As a driver starts his shift he inserts his smart card in the reader—each card identifies the driver, which shift and the vehicle he's been in.
On completing a shift the driver either downloads his card into a special data-storage "box", or the on-board unit can hold up to three week's data before its memory is full. However, Lang downloads the boxes every week, "Just so I can get the information of the previous week as soon as possible."
A PC-based fleet management software package takes the data recorded on the smart card and presents it in report form for Lang's analysis. "I only report by exception so you don't have to go through everything unless there's something in particular you want to 90 through." Through double-shifting, Lang has been able to get data back quickly. And based on what's come out of the trial, Sun Valley has decided to fit Vemis in all its 100 trucks.
"At the moment it does what we need it for," says Lang. "The only thing I hope is that it's compatible with whatever "smart card" Brussels is looking at to replace tachos. We don't want to run two smart card systems!"