Klacks plans routes and drivers — factoring in the GB Domestic Drivers' Hours Rules and the new tachograph requirement for light vans in cross-border traffic from July 2026.
For purely domestic transport, the Transport Act 1968 Part VI sets a maximum of 10 hours' driving time and 11 hours' duty time per day — barely possible to guarantee by hand across many drivers and routes.
From 1 July 2026, vehicles between 2.5 and 3.5 tonnes will newly require a tachograph, including a digital tachograph, for cross-border journeys (or cabotage) into the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Purely domestic GB transport stays under the GB Domestic Rules, while cross-border light-van journeys will additionally be subject to the tachograph requirement — working out by hand which rule applies to which route is difficult.
From optimised routes to the new tachograph requirement — everything works together.
Klacks sequences stops in the most sensible order — short journeys, time windows met, fewer empty runs.
The 10-hour driving-time and 11-hour duty-time limits under the Transport Act 1968 are checked continuously — breaches never occur in the first place.
Klacks distinguishes purely domestic GB transport from cross-border light-van routes that will newly require a tachograph from July 2026.
Klacks only assigns routes to drivers with the matching licence category — and warns before documents expire.
Klacks runs on your own infrastructure — route and driver data stay with you, not even for the AI.
"Plan tomorrow's routes, driver Smith is off sick" is all it takes — Klacksy recalculates everything, including driving hours.
From your service addresses, Klacks works out the most sensible order and shows the finished route on the map. All you choose is the mode of transport.
Stylized example: Klacks connects the service locations into the shortest route.
Klacks automatically distinguishes between purely domestic GB transport under the GB Domestic Rules and cross-border light-van routes that will newly require a tachograph from July 2026 — no manual recalculating required.
Try the Playground to see how Klacks handles routes, driving hours and drivers — or install it directly on your own infrastructure. Free, with no registration required.
