Case Studies

CRH Transport Training Ltd

VDO Digital Tachograph and Remote Data Downloading Device (DLD®)

• Company Profile          
  HGV Driver Training and Transport company.  They have been in business for over 22 years.
• Fleet Size        
  15 HGV’s
• Business Issue    
  A requirement to make downloading quicker and easier from two different geographical locations.
• Continental Solution
  VDO DTCO 2.1 Active, Remote DLD® with tracking and VDO TIS-Web online analysis and archiving software solution.
• Key Benefits
  Greater efficiency of operation.

Customer Comment

“We have been extremely impressed with the VDO product range.  We believe in buying the best products for downloading data and the VDO team have fully supported us with advice on purchasing the right products that meet our needs.”
Chris Hetherington, CRH’s Managing Director

EBB Paper

VDO Digital Tachograph and Remote Data Downloading Device (DLD®)

• Company Profile          
  Elliott Baxter & Company Limited was formed in 1922 by Alan George Elliott and today is run and owned by the third and fourth generation of Elliotts. The company has 11 state-of-the-art storage and distribution centres covering the UK, offering a huge range of paper and delivers an average of 100,000 tonnes per year.
• Fleet Size        
  90 HGV’s
• Business Issue    
  EBB wanted to upgrade to the latest version Digital Tachograph to gain time savings on the one minute rule and to have the ability to download data to simplify data collection.
• Continental Solution
  VDO DTCO 2.1 Active, Remote DLD® and VDO TIS-Web online analysis and archiving software solution.
• Key Benefits
  Greater efficiency of operation.

Customer Comment

“We need to ensure we run at optimum efficiency at all times whilst ensuring we keep our fleet fully compliant within the letter of the law. At EBB we are delighted with the VDO digital tachograph and DLD® technology as it is saving us considerable time and money.”
Andy Young, EBB Service Manager

Network Rail

VDO Digital Tachograph and Remote Data Downloading Device (DLD®)

• Company Profile          
  Network Rail maintain and develop Britain’s tracks, signalling systems, rail bridges, tunnels, level crossings, viaducts and 18 key railway stations.
• Fleet Size        
  A mixed fleet of 11,000 vehicles with HGV’s and LCV’s.
• Business Issue    
  To increase fleet efficiency and take away some of the stress for the patrols.
• Continental Solution
  VDO Digital Tachograph 2.1 Active and Remote Data Downloading (DLD®)
• Key Benefits
  Greater efficiency in operation.

Customer Comment

“The latest technology takes away all the complexities of downloading digital tachograph data from both the Driver Card and the vehicle unit when vehicles are off site. Having vehicle based over the whole of the UK has always proved to be a problem for data collection so with remote GPRS downloading technology data is downloaded at regular intervals regardless of where the vehicle is located.”
Commented a spokesperson from Network Rail

Stan Robinson Stafford Ltd

VDO Digital Tachograph and Remote Data Downloading Device (DLD®)

• Company Profile          
  Stan Robinson is a national logistics company operating from four sites around the UK.
• Fleet Size        
  160 Rigid and Artic heavy goods vehicles.
• Business Issue    
  To increase fleet efficiency.
• Continental Solution
  VDO Digital Tachograph 2.1 Active and Remote Data Downloading (DLD®)
• Key Benefits
  The ability to download Tachograph and Driver Card Data anywhere in the UK, making significant time savings.

Customer Comment

“The improvements we have noticed on the fleet have been amazing: we now download our trucks anywhere in the UK with the Fleet Manager still remaining in their office. There is no vehicle downtime and no need to even see the vehicle as with touch of the button technology the data is downloaded. It makes life far easier for both the office and the driver.

Keeping our fleet efficient and legal is paramount in our business and with VDO products we feel we are reaping the benefits by using these products. The VDO Digital Tachograph also saves us time with the 1 minute rule legislation being used to our advantage so that we now have an additional 45 minutes driving per vehicle.”
Commented a spokesperson from Stan Robinson

Teasdale Transport

VDO Digital Tachograph

• Company Profile          
  Teasdale Transport were established in Doncaster in 1977. Their main customer base include quarries, coal products and the glass recycling industry.
• Fleet Size        
  16 Articulated Bulk Tippers.
• Business Issue    
  To take full advantage of the one minute tachograph legislation.
• Continental Solution
  VDO Digital Tachograph 2.1 Active and Remote Data Downloading (DLD®)
• Key Benefits
  Increased deliveries and company revenue.

Customer Comment

“The VDO Digital Tachograph is making time savings of up to 45 minutes per day on our bulk tipper operations. This allows us to complete additional jobs each week increasing our workflow and revenue.”
Commented Neil Teasdale, Teasdale Transport

J Sanders & Son

VDO Daily Vehicle Check

• Company Profile
  J Sanders & Son is an independent family run scrap metal recycler. They have been trading for over 50 years and pride themselves on building a business that continuously strives to be both competitive and environmentally responsible, whilst still maintaining their strong ethics.
• Fleet Size
  6 HGV’s fitted with VDO digital tachographs.
• Business Issue
  J Sanders had been running a paper based daily vehicle check procedure for their HGV vehicles. The procedure was laborious with the issuing of daily check paper pads and a maintenance process of collecting and storing the completed information, having to manually monitor the missed and failed vehicle checks and produce reports. With the introduction of new vehicles in their fleet they decided it was time to seek a more efficient way of complying with daily vehicle checks.
• Continental Solution
  The Daily Vehicle Check function on the VDO TIS-Web Fleet App and VDO TIS-Web online analysis and archiving.
  
  The VDO TIS-Web system provides the internet based tachograph data analysis service and the TIS-Web Fleet app is downloaded from Google Play store to the driver’s Smartphone. By registering the Driver and Smartphone to the TIS-Web system the driver can send the completed vehicle checks to TIS-Web for electronic storage and the subsequent reporting and audit trail of the passed, failed and missed vehicle checks.
• Key Benefits
  Cost savings in terms of administration and resource carrying out the Daily Checks. Maintaining an audit trail and reporting on the missed and failed daily vehicle checks across the whole fleet becomes much easier and quicker and the whole procedure is a lot more efficient than a paper based system.

Customer Comment

“The VDO Daily Vehicle Check has ticked all the boxes. Not only did we require a process which was quicker, we also wanted a system that was proactive in flagging faults or defects and the VDO TIS-Web system has achieved all this for us. The driver’s morning routine is much more efficient and a quick glance at TIS-Web’s dashboard feature provides a snapshot of the status of the daily vehicle checks for the whole fleet.”
Commented Tim Murphy, Office Manager

Snelgrove Trucks

VDO TIS-Web^® and TIS-Web^® Fleet App

• Company Profile
  Haulage contractor based in Somerset.
• Fleet Size
  15 HGV’s
• Business Issue
  A requirement to make downloading quicker and easier with one software solution rather than several different products operating separately.
• Continental Solution
  VDO TIS-Web^® and TIS-Web^® Fleet App
• Key Benefits
  Simpler operating system that allows efficient downloading of both Driver Card and Vehicle Unit data remotely and safer methods of monitoring vehicles with the additional benefit of being able to communicate to the drivers and complete the daily vehicle checks electronically.

Customer Comment

“We were really impressed with the VDO product portfolio and the fact that we could go to one manufacturer that could supply the equipment to meet any of our requirements. Not only do they make the tachographs but they give us a trusted range of data management solutions at the right price.”
Dave Casling, Transport Office Manager

Cheshire Curtainsiders Ltd

Mobile Brake Tester

• Company Profile
  A one stop shop style of business that offers everything from curtain repairs, trailer rentals to breakdown and maintenance service providers. The company have been in operation for 21 years.
• Business Issue
  Cheshire Curtainsiders Ltd wanted to diversify their business and discovered that a mobile brake testing service was a perfect solution for their customers.
• Continental Solution
  The VDO Mobile Brake Tester offered the best solution to meet their business requirements. The concept was simple instead of customers going to a workshop for brake testing issues Cheshire Curtainsiders will visit the customer with the brake tester installed onto the back of a trailer.
• Key Benefits
  Significantly reduced vehicle downtime by not having a vehicle and Driver tied up to travel to a Brake Test facility.

Customer Comment

“The system offers everyone a fantastic solution with fleets not having to be off the road for significant periods of time. It is everything that we are about at Cheshire Curtainsiders Ltd regarding service and commitment to our customers. We are proud to be the first company in the UK to offer this unique on-site service.”
Mandy Griffiths, Managing Director

Customers currently using the brake tester on site are:
Expert Logistics (AOL), Tip Trailer Services UK Ltd, AW Jenkinson, Browns Distribution, 3D International Transport, Tip Trailer Services UK Ltd, Ryder Plc and DHL Supply Chain Ltd.