The European Commission introduced the "Good Distribution Practice of medicinal products for human use" (GDP) in 2013 for quality assurance and protection against counterfeit medicines. Manufacturers, pharmaceutical wholesalers, and pharmacists must subject their processes to annual
GDP audits. The requirements for GDP certification are reviewed every two years. In a comprehensive audit by TÜV Süd, the Schmitz Cargobull Trailer Telematics System TrailerConnect was newly certified for another two years.
The audit covered
areas such as interface description, data storage, data backup, risk analysis for software development, software updates and data backup, organizational processes and structures in the company, the software manual, sensor specification, company description, the quality management
manual, and ISO 9001 in detail.
Schmitz Cargobull thus possesses an official certificate with a test and accreditation number from TÜV Süd. The certificate for the GDP audit can be requested from Schmitz Cargobull at any
