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Tachograph Training Requirements

// Legal obligations, duration and validity

The burden of training on the tachograph is governed by EU Reg.
165/2014 and by Executive Decree No. 215 of December 12, 2016.
This is an obligation that freight and passenger transport companies must
fulfill to ensure the necessary knowledge for the traveling personnel.

Training courses have a minimum duration of 8 hours and must
be provided exclusively by accredited and qualified instructors
from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

The company must ensure the participation of drivers in these
meetings every 5 years — the duration of the certificate's validity — to
be renewed at expiration with attendance of a new course.
Every year the company must also provide drivers with an
updated document with information and behavioral rules.

The combined fulfillment of training, annual information, and
monitoring of activities every 90 days ensures the company
exemption from joint liability in case of violations committed

by drivers under Article 174, paragraph 14 of the Highway Code.

Training courses on the tachograph SIAK SYSTEMS

// I docenti SIAK SISTEMI trattano i seguenti argomenti obbligatori:

 
The correct use of the digital, analog, and smart tachograph
The driving and rest times under EC Reg. 561/2006
How to download the tachograph data
How to archive downloaded data in compliance with Reg. EU 165/2014
The penalties provided for drivers and companies in case of violation
The news on the second generation intelligent tachograph (G2V2)

Want to register your drivers? Find out the dates of the upcoming courses

// Frequently asked questions

Some of the most common questions about training courses on the tachograph.

Only accredited entities with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to D.D. 215/2016, like SIAK SISTEMI, can hold courses on the tachograph for driver training. Instructors must be individually qualified and registered in the appropriate ministerial register.

Training courses on the correct use of the tachograph have a minimum duration of 8 hours, to be conducted in one or more days for organizational needs.

No. Certificates are issued based on participation: it is not necessary to take any final exam.

The program includes: difference between analog, digital and intelligent tachographs; current regulations and legislation (Reg. EC 561/2006, Reg. EU 165/2014); practical demonstration of the use of the tool and the tachograph card; correct methods of data archiving; news on the intelligent tachograph G2V2.

EU Regulation 165/2014 and Executive Decree 215 of 12/12/2016 establish the obligations for information, training, and control that the company must comply with regarding its drivers.

In case of roadside checks or inspections by the National Labor Inspectorate, the company lacking training documentation is considered jointly responsible for the violations committed by the driver pursuant to art. 10 of Reg. EC 561/2006 and art. 174 paragraph 14 of the Road Code. The penalties for the company range from 333 to 1,331 euros for each driver and for each confirmed violation.

Yes. The combined fulfillment of training obligations, yearly information, and monitoring of activities every 90 days guarantees the company exemption from joint liability in case of violations committed by its drivers. Without this documentation, the inspecting authority assumes the responsibility of the company with fines ranging from 333 to 1,331 euros for violations.