schedule Guide • 6 min

Working Hours and Rest Periods

A practical approach to managing working time, fatigue risk, and rest planning — without unnecessary complexity.

What “working time” really includes

Working time is more than just driving. For accurate planning and compliance, you should account for:

  • Driving time
  • Non-driving work (loading, waiting, servicing)
  • Breaks and daily / weekly rest

Most common working time management mistakes

Many violations come from lack of visibility rather than bad intent:

  1. Mixing working time with idle time
  2. No automated alerts for limit breaches
  3. Manual tracking via spreadsheets
  4. Reacting after violations instead of preventing them

How to manage working hours more effectively

Good control is a combination of rules, automation, and clear reporting:

  • Automatic tracking of activity and idle time
  • Timely alerts when limits are at risk
  • Weekly workload and fatigue reports

Want this set up for your fleet?

We can configure automatic working time and rest tracking based on your operations and regulatory needs.