Tachogram (Noun)
Meaning
A graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The driver was required to present a valid tachogram for the previous day to prove that they had complied with regulations governing rest and drive periods.
- In many European countries, truck drivers are required by law to keep a tachogram for each journey.
- The digital tachogram was simply a printed copy of the electronic log recorded on the driver's on-board unit.
- Commercial trucking companies typically maintain an archive of their drivers' tachograms in the event of a transportation compliance audit.
- Upon review of the driver's tachogram, inspectors detected numerous infractions and handed out stiff penalties for falsification.