The updated reporting tool has been designed to monitor the activity of both drivers and vehicles to help fleet managers and hauliers provide proof of compliance with the Working Time Directive.

It alerts drivers when rest breaks are due and their duration, while enabling fleet managers to stop drivers exceeding stipulated limits. 

The company states that it will allow businesses to fulfil their legal and moral obligations in the event of spot checks by VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) or the HSE (Health and Safety Executive).

'Duty of care obligations and the Working Time Directive remain a considerable challenge for UK hauliers and fleet managers,' said Tony Neill, executive vice president, Navman Wireless.

'Many managers have no way of knowing, in real time, exactly when a driver is taking a rest break or is on a period of availability. ClockWork, improved in response to customer feedback, makes the process of improving driver safety, and complying with drivers’ hours regulations, a painless one.'

Management are offered up-to-the-minute reports on driver schedules – with clear warnings when a driver is entering the danger zone of non-compliance. These highlight which drivers are within eight hours of the specified limit, allowing transport managers to reallocate resources appropriately.

Furthermore, non-compliance reports highlight any major differences with normal working practices, such as extended rest breaks.

Drivers are automatically prompted to update management on their status every time it changes. Pop-up on-screen reminder messages, combined with a clear audio prompt, compel them to update head office with details on whether they are loading, waiting for a customer or travelling on a ferry, for example.

Navman states that its new system takes the possibility of human error into account and, if necessary, allows the user to amend reports. Where changes have been made – as a result of a driver having confirmed he was working when he was in fact taking a rest break, for example – an audit trail detailing the alterations made and the reasons for them will be generated.