How to use a Tacho Machine

[@Danvalv3r]

starting my first job on monday, this video has been really helpful mate thank you very much! especially the manual entry at the beginning, made it sound very simple

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad it helped mate, hope the new job is going well 👍👍

[@antfinggins3423]

Yeah I have my first job on Monday and was very worried about all this haha cheers mate

[@itsafinnthing7359]

Got a trail shift tomorrow which is my first ever driving job. Didn’t have a clue before this video… now I have an understanding of how it works. Brilliant.

[@christopherfitch2189]

Thank you for video. I've been a bus driver over 2 years and never used a tacho card until I started a new coach driving job last week. Video helps as I'm all new to tacho cards.

[@КузЯ-к2н]

the only blogger who explained it in an accessible and understandable way. respect

[@stevenpalmer8074]

Thanks James, just a quick spot up, just what I needed for start of a new job. Not used a tacho for a few years. Cheers.

[@TruckinWithJames]

glad I could help ya buddy, and good luck!

[@BigRed-Operator]

Starting my first hgv job tomorrow night, this helped me load. Much appreciated, mucker

[@esssayson2538]

Thank you sir and its really helps to any new filipino trailer drivers in europe how to use and understand a tacho machine.

[@hugheski]

DVSA love drivers who can do manual entries properly it puts them in a good mood.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Oh yes they love it

[@holdenman8850]

He has a brown tongue lmao

[@holdenman8850]

@@TruckinWithJames Or they think, what's he hiding

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@holdenman8850 😂😂

[@TK-sg2gv]

Thank you James, I so much enjoyed the educative video targeted to teach and help new coming drivers. just to let you know, your support meant a lot to us. Also to answer your question, yes it does helped me a lot, I felt better than i stated, and I achieved some skills from you. hopefully I get there..Thanks once again

[@ryanyoung7170]

Done 7.5ton for 4 years and class 1 for 8 months, I always thought you had to have 45 min before 6 hrs working time, didn’t know 15 mins extends it by 3 hrs. You learn something everyday lol

[@TruckinWithJames]

Whole point of the video mate! Hope you enjoyed 😁👌

[@bogdan7826]

Great explanation, tomorrow I will start my first shift and I'm not confident on how to use the Taho,at least after watching your vide I have a better understanding.thank you!

[@TruckinWithJames]

Good luck!!

[@jamesputtick]

No I’m not at all okay with them

[@mfk8316]

yes i have found it real informing on the use of the tachograph, as i thought i had made a big mess, when using the tacho yesterday for the first time and presumed i had gone over driving hours but the yard boss said i was fine.

[@marcinratajczak9795]

I will be driver and need to learn everything ,so that was a good lesson. I think they in questions while studying theory test just mess up about it. It's simple. not to worry much about it. thank you James

[@chriswills2397]

Thanks James, best tutorial I’ve found yet, really appreciate this.

[@jamesputtick]

I did I will learn on the job

[@cooperman8119]

Have got my class 2 booked in August and cpc also. The number of questions and studying that has to be done is mind-boggling. I respect the class 1 and 2 drivers a lot more. This video has helped me understand the tacho more as when reading about it I was thinking is it really worth doing it all.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad you found it helpful mate and good luck with your test 👌👌👌

[@MrJammyp1]

I passed my C+E on Friday. You’re right it’s mind boggling but essential.

[@andywelburn432]

Thanks for posting this. Very informative.

[@adrianwinter5943]

Great video James. Made what I thought was rocket science very easy to understand. I'm a noob and everyone tells you the tacho is soooooo easy to use but until you've had hands on experience it isn't easy but watching this well explained video I now realise that it is really not as difficult as i thought so great job buddy 👍.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad you found it helpful buddy 👍

[@phild789]

Always wondered how a tacho worked. Thanks for showing

[@TruckinWithJames]

😁😁👍👍

[@davidwright7416]

Got my first job Wednesday. This was great 👍🏻

[@davehodges6258]

Great clip there mate well done, , When i have my first break i always take around 17/18mins, VOSA will be happy with that and remember one can often go over there break time " But NOT under your 15min break, Also i have a hour for lunch" so all happy" Cheers for the clip and so easy to understand for new drivers,.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad you enjoyed buddy!! And yes totally agree mate 😁😁

[@That_spicy_rocco]

Nice and simple, very easy to follow. Thank you 🙏

[@trevorslater2547]

Thank you James for letting me know.

[@alexillsley8195]

This has been an education for me James, as an old retired driver, i was use to the big old clock taco on the dash, before these were introduced i moved to Canada in 2005 and went back to log books again, thanks again for putting this out there.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Hi Alex, glad you enjoyed the video mate and thank you for commenting!! 😁👍

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@truth3358 mate I said take 15mins BEFORE your 6hrs of working is up 🤣

[@jonathanwalsh1206]

Great stuff mate, many thanks.

[@Jake-mc9iu]

Very helpful, I’ve just started and messed up my tacho, did a print out last night and wrote on the back the reason for the mistakes 😂 I’ll be sure to do it like this tonight haha thank you James!

[@TruckinWithJames]

No worries Jake glad to be of help!! Don’t worry too much about messing the tacho up, aslong as it’s not all the time then no one really cares!!

[@jasonconyer3907]

New pass.. most helpful as i start driving next week, thanks James.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Good luck Jason 👍

[@andylane2573]

Great video, thank you James 👍

[@malcolmpaternoster9809]

Loved the video. I haven't driven on a digital tacho yet. Only the old paper tachos. So found it very interesting. As I want to get back driving again. Thank you 👍

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad to be of help!

[@philg40]

Nice one James. It is better actually seeing you use it. But yeah I think I’ll need some time to really get my head around it. I’ll watch this again. But nice one. Cheers.

[@paulsumm1241]

Thanks james very good panel entry very useful

[@iankennedy2626]

Thanks James, I recently just passed my Cat C and looking for 1st job, I got interview next week now so swatting up and your video is helping with this as never used tacho before. Cheers buddy.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad you enjoyed mate 👌😁 good luck for the future mate, wish you all the best 👍👍

[@iankennedy2626]

@@TruckinWithJames Cheers again.

[@TatendaMasike]

Thank you James keep it up it helped me a lot

[@MarkRowswell-yf9tk]

Thanks really useful will be using tacho for the frist time next week so good to know how to use B4 I start

[@TruckinWithJames]

Good luck mark 💪💪

[@Niall-q4r]

Great blog and explaining it all cheers bud

[@kaigilkerson7956]

Excellent informative video for a new driver like myself!

[@birdman1977]

Great Video, informative. And your right to do it that way, sticking within the Laws. I knew about Tacho's but much prefer Burritos lol. I know about them and how important they are and how hard they come down on them. It was good to see how they work.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thanks mate appreciate that 😁👍 I love a good burrito!!

[@stubrakon9683]

Thanks for video training at present and this stuff helps 🤘😎👍😀

[@nickylewis5543]

Awesome I have been searching KZbin on how to use tacho as I’ve just passed my class 2 🙏

[@TruckinWithJames]

Happy days Mate congrats 🎉 hope this helped!!

[@nickylewis5543]

Yeah a lot thanks, been watching your videos for a while now and must say enjoying the content.. keep up the good work mate 👍🏻

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@nickylewis5543 thank you bud much appreciated 😁👍

[@soo2715]

you made a simple video for us thankyou.

[@TruckinWithJames]

No worries!!

[@turbochargemak]

Thanks for the vid mate iam doing my class and the tacho always seems slightly confusing but this helped a lot .

[@stormnation6387]

Well executed and informative video, thank you so much James... Keep on truckin'

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thank you 👌👌

[@zoltanhuk]

I can explain the sweat issue to you as a thank you for explaining what the driving school missed to teach me. Your skin produce sweat, when this evaporates into the air, it removes heat and cools down the skin to the proper temperature. The shxt plastic hivis doesn't let fresh air to get to your skin and makes your clothes a greenhouse. The already evaporated moisture reach 100% humidity around your skin. If the air can't carry more moisture, the sweat stay on your skin (this is when you feel it). Plus it can't cool your body which doesn't know why can't cool down so produce more sweat. And finally the sweating turn into swearing (sorry :) )

[@TruckinWithJames]

That was a VERY good description, thank you 🙏

[@skypirate0007]

This video helped me out... Cheers!

[@malu232]

Thank you very much for your explanations. Muchas gracias !!!

[@Aphex51]

Chip forward and up. Here in Scotland we saw thumb on face. Wonder many other variations of this there is. Great video James thanks.

[@johndoughnut8617]

Thumb on face in Ireland too

[@geary1974]

Cheers, James. It's a great video so much better when someone showers you how to do it. Rather than someone telling you how to do it, my company is too lazy to teach me but moans at me when I bulls it up. And being a new driver it's not so hard once a good man like you has shown it. But they say there is a shortage for HGV Divers but your find it hard to get a good Class 1 job due to No experience, But how do you get experience if no 1 are willing to take you on? I was a Bricklayer for the Last 35 years... so watch out all of you who are going for your Class 1 Licence there aint loads of jobs out there for us, So be prepared to be knocked back many many times......but great video James.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thank you mate much appreciated. Hope you get on the road soon enough 👌😀

[@danielwhite1135]

I'm in the same boat, I was a decorator for years, got my Class 2 months ago, and been struggling to get work as noone wants anyone without experience.

[@samf3416]

long time sub here watching from america. the reason your high vis makes you sweat is when your body sweats, it gets absorbed my cotton or fabric thou not all fabric absorbs liquid. high-vis are made from synthetic material which do not absorb or absorb very little liquid. hence all the liquid is trapped between a insulator and a absorbent causing you to feel your own sweat. Normally, your sweat would be vented into the air but with synthetic material they just trap sweat and other body liquids. Hope it helps! Not a scientist but a person who's curious about things.

[@TruckinWithJames]

Hi Sam, thank you for always supporting mate much appreciated 🙏 I’d love to visit America one day!! But thanks for the info, makes sense now 😁👍

[@samf3416]

@@TruckinWithJames wait until 2024 or after then come for a visit. the current president is not making the economy any better. inflation is beyond the rest of the world and gun control is beyond out of control. things kinda quiet down but not much. shooting every other day or week. not the time to come.

[@sonofearth2046]

Very helpful. Thank you ❤

[@S70VJW]

Another epic video and love a good old manual entry

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thanks Joe bud 👍

[@joekellett241]

Brilliant informative video mate. I’m a new pass and this has given me a lot of confidence with the taco side of things! Keep up the good work👍🏼

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad it helped mate and glad you enjoyed!! 😁😁

[@TK-sg2gv]

Thanks so much. You have helped.

[@pieknybombel]

helpfull film . Thx😀

[@IPman77]

Very informative. Cheers.

[@tereraimapiye4910]

Really helpful thank you

[@kathleenjohnstone9014]

Hey James this was great, always wondered how truckers cope with driving & all the (legal stuff!!) Thanks again James, more power 2 u 💪!! Keep trucking 🚚!!

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thanks Kathleen!! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁😁

[@kathleenjohnstone9014]

@@TruckinWithJames Thanks for your reply James, I will definitely be watching more of your videos in future. Excellent channel & very entertaining!! 😁👍👏👏👏

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@kathleenjohnstone9014 thank you so much 🙏😁

[@riyaskamarudeen7560]

Happy weekend broi👍

[@michelle_mitch_p]

Loved this. Lots of info that I’ve tried to explain to some but you did it so much better. This is why your channel is brill ❤

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thank you Michelle 😁 x

[@jonnyyoung3404]

Really handy video mate, keep up the great work. I passed my Class 1 yesterday so some handy tips. Cheers

[@TruckinWithJames]

Cheer Jonny mate appreciate that 😁 good luck on the new adventure!!

[@uselessgamer234]

Im soon yo be doing my test, this was really useful, thank you!

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad to be of service!

[@jaysaddtruckspotting]

Hi James hope you are having a great day 😊👍

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thanks mate hope you are too!!

[@brianmcdonnell6519]

Nice 1 james . New to your channel but I learned from . Thank you my man.👍

[@TruckinWithJames]

No worries, glad you found the video helpful 👌

[@simonpage5870]

Cheers james much appreciated mate.

[@simonpage5870]

And youre a red 😊💪👊

[@Coolcuts2012]

Thanks lad not extremely helpful as a complete newbie but still appreciate you uploading the video so I get a rough idea of how to use it somewhat

[@TruckinWithJames]

Good man and good luck 👍👍

[@Om-zf4ku]

Great vedio it was very informative

[@xj358]

As I already commented on one of your previous videos. Totally ridiculous and completely outdated UK/EU rules by splitting driving from other work. Here in Oz, Work is Work regardless of whether or not you are actually driving or on the back of the truck unloading. You are therefore either working or resting.

[@TruckinWithJames]

I agree that it should just be ONE rule aka just working time 👍

[@greggardiner9066]

Great video James cheers Greg from Australia 🇦🇺

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad you enjoyed it mate 😁😁

[@pirate259]

Sweating wearing Viz jacket is because of the high plastic content....Great video.....

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thank you for clarifying that 😁😁👍

[@lazy_dayz1]

Been a Driver for a few years on old school graph discs, and using the Digital Card. DVSA do love a manual entry ! ( pardon the pun ) ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TruckinWithJames]

Haha yeah they do😂👍

[@jasonbromfield4231]

Very informative James Cheers Buddy 👍👍

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thanks Jason mate 😁👍

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Thursday evening to you all

[@TruckinWithJames]

Hope you’ve had a good week David!!

[@scorpion787x8]

Thank you...

[@1kolifa]

It’s Thanks mate informative video

[@Bdasdff]

Really could have done with this a few weeks ago… brand new to coaches. I’ve had to teach myself lol

[@TruckinWithJames]

Haha sorry Mate!!😁 Hope you’re getting on well though 😁👍

[@ertanturabi4741]

Thanks mate best video..

[@sandy2483]

New sub here pal. I have no intention in driving for a living however I passed my C+E back in 2010 but never touched a truck since. I find your vids really entertaining and as I currently live in plymouth it great to see local area. When I was watching your vid I seen you were at the same junction as me when the blue bike / blue thing was off the road with the police. I seen the back off my car on ya footaggeeeeeg lol. Anyways take care pal and safe driving,

[@TruckinWithJames]

Glad you enjoy the videos mate, very much appreciated 👌 Haha that’s awesome!! Let me know if I ever catch you on cam again bud!! Thanks for subscribing mate 😁😁

[@SCRUFFYPIGEON]

👍very informative mate! The amount of hgv drivers that don’t know how to use a tacho properly is disturbing. It needs to be more exaggerated in getting the hgv license.

[@TruckinWithJames]

100% agree mate, a guy that has just passed his hgv messaged me after watching this video and said he learnt more watching my video than he did in my CPC which scares me a little bit!!

[@SCRUFFYPIGEON]

@@TruckinWithJames I know mate it’s crazy, when I passed my hgv we were still using paper Tacho graphs, when the digi cards came in you was not taught how to use it properly, I had to basically teach myself which is unbelievable. The hgv license and cpc should lean heavily towards the tacho side of things. It is pretty simple to use the tacho or do manual entries but only if you are shown how 🤷🏻.

[@arturgarstka9196]

Great Video, I always felt a little anxious about tacho graphs and driving hours etc. but now that i actually seen you use it and explain the breaks and stuff seems pretty straight forward! I just passed my Class 1 earlier this month and Ill be driving soon. Fingers crossed :D

[@TruckinWithJames]

Happy days buddy, glad you enjoyed and found the video helpful 👌 good luck on your adventures mate!!

[@arturgarstka9196]

@@TruckinWithJames Thanks bud! Drive safe :)

[@ForgetZimondi]

Thank you sir.

[@petertoth4987]

Thank you!!

[@liamfowler991]

This helped a lot I did my first shift yesterday and i was with a drivers mate who's been a driver for 7 months. No disrespect to him but he didn't do a good job on how to use the tacho

[@dikoslavkitchen.4826]

Helpful !

[@arekstefanski]

Thanks buddy for that👊As English is not my first language I’m glad that your accent is brilliant as well😜 Happy days. Cheers!

[@TruckinWithJames]

Haha awesome! Glad it helped 👍👍

[@PaddyMcann]

deport

[@PK-le4bf]

Great video

[@annabelholland]

When someone says tacho, I always think of the mexican food. I remember watching an episode of someone that stopped on the motorway with little knowledge of English and when the DVSA/police said tacho, the driver thought the food as well. I also wondered why symbols are used for other work and break, until I realized Europe has 20 languages. Plus, what will happen if severe traffic conditions put you over the driving limit?

[@bethaneydunne9682]

Hi James new to channel just sunscribed amazing video 100% support you channel keep it up 😊😊😊

[@TruckinWithJames]

Thank you Bethaney 😁

[@bethaneydunne9682]

@@TruckinWithJames Hope we can be freinds cant beilive were same age hahaha 😊😊

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@bethaneydunne9682 😁😁😁

[@bethaneydunne9682]

@@TruckinWithJames Hope we can be friends 😊😊

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@bethaneydunne9682 of course 😁😁

[@audibell]

Very nice 👍

[@SukhaAjnala]

Hello James your all videos very helpfull, I have 1 quastion,which camera set best truck blog,pls send details,make one video,thanku

[@TruckinWithJames]

Okay I shall consider the video!!😁

[@trevorslater2547]

Cracking video James,can I do a manual entry for last week? Or just the day previously? Please advise, thanks.

[@TruckinWithJames]

You can do the manual entries from the date you took your card out 👍

[@derekdelboytrotter8881]

The thing that got me after I passed my test was that there is no training on the Tacho machine at all or doing manual entries during your lessons, oh that's all in your CPC course they say but the problem with that is that you can drive for a company straight after passing your test because you do certain modules in your training that say you are CPC qualified to drive, but you have had no training on the rules for breaks. After my 4 years of driving I still have not had a CPC course on the use of a Tacho machine or the rules for daily rest etc, because the company that do our CPC courses decide what course we are going to do. I have had to learn all that by reading it online and by asking other drivers that I work with. Also Have you ever accidently pressed the eject button instead of putting on break? I've done that a few times lmao

[@TruckinWithJames]

I agree mate, no additional training is done on tachos and I think there should be. Took me a while to finally learn it and had a lot of infringements when I started purely because I wasn’t told much about the tachos! And I have a couple of times… very annoying 😂😂

[@dazspurs9899]

Hello mate very informative video I have a question I've read that drivers aren't allowed to take breaks inside there cab?

[@TruckinWithJames]

Yes but you’re supposed to be in your passenger seat. Although during breaks, I usually take keys out of ignition and stay on drivers side 👍

[@Glenn7719]

Thank you for this. Does it automatically switch to other work when you turn your ignition off or something? and automatically switch to driving mode once you get going? I gather unloading, doing vehicle checks is all classed as other work? cheers

[@TruckinWithJames]

Yes, when driving it will pick it up and change to driving. And when you are not driving it will put it on other work. The only options you must change it to manually are rest and POA

[@kaigilkerson7956]

Hi, great video. If you split your 45 minute break into 30 + 15 does Both 2 breaks still need to be completed before 4.5hrs of driving?

[@TruckinWithJames]

Yes mate 👍

[@benpayne9913]

@@TruckinWithJamesyes, but 15 minute break first, followed by a 30 minute break

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@benpayne9913 I am aware buddy 👍

[@riyaskamarudeen7560]

❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@dylanallden1074]

So as you get to the farm to unload do you switch the tacho to other work? Or does it do this automatically when the vehicles off?

[@TruckinWithJames]

yes whenever you are not driving the taco should switch itself to other work automatically

[@dylanallden1074]

@@TruckinWithJames Thankyou, start my 1 class 2 job Monday!

[@Drewski28622]

So the only time you need to touch it is to do a manual entry at the start and to change to break really ?? Sorry I’ve had my lorry licence a month but not had to use my card cos we drive small 7.5 but I been driving an 18t recently so been needing to put it in

[@zaixai9441]

Is the card issued by DVLA/DVSA or by your company? If by your company, couldn't companies give drivers multiple cards to get around the regulations?

[@TruckinWithJames]

No mate you can only have one card and it’s issued by dvla 👍

[@Alisdair_UK]

Are hi-vis breathable or non-breathable fabric?

[@UltimateGamerLive]

Been driving for 2 months never done a manual entry, got a infringement today 1st one for manual entry mess up even tho never touched it 😑

[@holdenman8850]

Great practice of doing 16 and 31 minutes James.. But the question is, how do you frisbie the tacho out the window and use a clean new lmao

[@TruckinWithJames]

Hahahahaha 😂 unfortunately I’ve heard playing frisbee whilst driving is illegal now 😂👍

[@holdenman8850]

@@TruckinWithJames Definitely when your name is on it.. It use to have M Mouse and D Duck.. Many drivers with the same name too lmao.

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@holdenman8850 hahahahah love it mate 😂👍

[@holdenman8850]

@@TruckinWithJames Invoice is in your emails lol :)

[@TruckinWithJames]

@@holdenman8850 😂😂😂

[@Bigbob88809]

Am mid way of doing my hgv theory have you got and tips .?

[@TruckinWithJames]

DONT over “revise” for it mate, don’t fry your brain and don’t double doubt your answers to your questions 👍

[@ZippyPenguinTribute]

POA no mention? don't you\use that? do you just stick it on break?

[@TruckinWithJames]

I personally NEVER use POA. On the basis of being a day driver and constantly having things to do 👍