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STUDY * UK - Rocketing petrol prices fuel drive for vehicle efficiency
British businesses are squandering millions of litres of petrol because employees don’t drive company vehicles efficiently
London,EN,UK -Fleet News -11 Aug 2010: ... According to a recent study by Trimble MRM, poor driving technique, inaccurate fuel gauges and bad record keeping are all contributing to companies being unaware of the real consequences of their fuel usage... The research found recent hikes in petrol and diesel prices is the biggest challenge facing fleet managers today. The drive to make business more fuel efficient is forcing fleet managers to take a long hard look at their vehicles and driver behaviour... Andrew Yeoman, MD of Trimble MRM, says the right driver feedback technology can make an average commercial vehicle up to 15 per cent more efficient... The emergence of new diagnostic solutions allows businesses to draw information directly from each vehicle and report on faults, performance, and exactly where fuel is being wasted... With exceptional accuracy, companies can also receive information on individual driver behaviour patterns, such as speed, style, braking or acceleration, giving fleet managers a real insight into which employees need additional training or to regulate their behaviour... (Picture from thedailydust.co.uk: A lorry driver)Labels: oil prices, studies
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