Under EU Regulation No 165/2014, modern smart tachographs are equipped with a remote-communication function that lets authorised enforcement bodies read certain data from the device without stopping the vehicle.
The technology is called DSRC (dedicated short-range communication) and operates at 5.8 GHz. As the vehicle passes a control point, the reader wirelessly collects RTM parameters from the SMART tachograph — indicators that tell the inspector whether there are grounds for a detailed check.
For enforcement bodies this means faster, better-targeted checks: instead of stopping vehicles at random, they stop the vehicle whose readings point to a possible violation. For compliant operators it means fewer stops and less time lost on the road.
For this purpose GRID SYSTEMS supplies the SG-24M — a remote smart-tachograph inspection kit intended for traffic police and other authorised bodies. The kit reads RTM parameters as vehicles pass, so checks happen without interception and without holding up traffic.
The regulation is being phased in across the international transport fleet: newly registered goods vehicles receive smart tachographs, and deadlines for replacing older units are already set at EU level. For a region that lives off transit, DSRC inspection equipment is ceasing to be an exception and becoming the standard.
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