Truck manufacturer Scania and the Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) are jointly tracking down tachograph fraud in trucks. The cooperation arose after the ILT enlisted Scania's help when discovering fraud involving 12 trucks from Latvia.
Checking trucks, anomalies were found in the tachograph, the device used to record drivers' driving and rest times. As these were new, previously undiscovered anomalies, the trucks were transferred to Scania Amsterdam's workshop for examination. Scania mechanics discovered that an extra control unit had been installed in several trucks. This allows the driver to indicate that he is resting, while actually driving on. In addition, a chip had been replaced with a modified chip that looked identical.
According to Scania Amsterdam, the manipulation was so cleverly done that it was virtually undetectable by an inspector. The truck product showed the ILT how the fraud works and how it can be detected. "Thanks to the cooperation with Scania, we have more specific knowledge," said ILT inspector Bert van Voorthuizen. "In combination with our new equipment, we can, for example, measure a truck's electrical system itself. This way, we can quickly detect manipulation. We now detect this almost daily on trucks we inspect."
Editorial LogistiekProfs
