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Drivers' work and rest schedule to be revised in 2024

The issue of compliance with the regime of work and rest and accounting for the working time of drivers has always been particularly relevant. A tired driver who continues to pick up orders without lunch or breaks is potentially dangerous for other road users. That is why the work of drivers is increasingly controlled by special programs and applications, and literally in a year it is planned to offer the employer-carrier to install additional sensors in the car.

Currently, the State Duma is considering a bill, according to which a carrier company in which drivers work can install a special health sensor in each car.

The task of the sensor is to capture the first signs of driver fatigue: a distracted look, changes in the heartbeat, a decrease in concentration. If such signs are found, the driver is obliged to stop for a breather, even if, in accordance with his working hours, he can still drive. If the driver is not tired, he will be able to continue driving, even if, according to the schedule, it is time for him to have lunch.

Now, in accordance with the law, the driver can not spend more than 12 hours a day behind the wheel. Perhaps, in case of adoption of amendments, this norm will be revised.

If the law passes all approvals and checks, it will be adopted in 2024. The law does not oblige the employer to install a sensor, you can get by with a tachograph, but in this case it will be necessary to comply with all existing labor and rest standards.

How else can the carrier track the performance of drivers

Drivers' work and rest schedule to be revised in 2024

There are already enough examples of technical and software equipment on the market that allow you to control the mode of work and rest of drivers behind the wheel.

The most accessible device is the tachograph. This is a device that is installed in the cabin and connected to the on-board computer of the car. It registers the driver's work and rest mode in the simplest way - by fixing the time when the car is in motion. The tachograph data can be decrypted by a special device and is not subject to manual changes, however, it only records information about the movement of the car, no more specific numbers.

Quite often, so-called "alcohol locks" are installed in cars, this is especially true for car sharing services. The alcolock is connected to the car's ignition circuit and prevents the car from starting until the driver passes the breathalyzer test. When exhaling, the device measures the alcohol content in the blood, and if alcohol is detected, it blocks the engine.

For drivers of taxi services and large fleets, special software with its own mobile application will be more relevant, for example https://www.taximaster.ru/voditelju/. Such an application blocks all other messengers and programs on the smartphone, preventing the driver from being distracted, notifies about new orders and trips, helps build a route, informs about accidents and traffic jams, and even reminds you to take a break.

Driver software is a more reliable time management system than a tachograph or sensors. It not only tracks the time that the car spends in motion, but also captures all exits from the route, the state and fullness of the fuel tank, measures the beginning and end of the work shift and does not allow you to accept orders if there is too little time left before the end of the working day.

In addition, the program for drivers helps to create reports, store and create waybills and waybills for cargo, generate and send documents to regulatory authorities.

Taxi driver software

The use of physical sensors together with software allows you to most reliably control the work and rest schedule, reduce the risk of accidents and prevent overtime, downtime and non-purpose trips.

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