This fun animated demo explains how speed and idling monitoring works, how it saves you money, and illustrates what kind of ROI you can expect. Click here to check it out.
King County Metro Transit could save $16 million to $23 million a year just by scheduling its buses more efficiently, according to a new audit report. Check out the article here.
Speeding might get your drivers where they need to go a little bit quicker, but what are the real costs of this behavior for your organization? Take a look at these ROI numbers, and you might be surprised:
Each mile per hour above 50 mph increases fuel consumption by 1.5% percent. A truck, which averages 8 mpg at 50 mph, will average 6.8 mpg at 60 mph. (Argonne National Laboratories)
Increasing speed from 55 to 75 mph can increase fuel consumption by 39%, while cutting the effectiveness of fuel-efficient tires by 27%, (2009, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Real Answers Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 3)
By tracking and controlling driver speeding behavior, a company can reduce accidents by a significant percentage. An accident reduction of 5% for a 50-vehicle fleet amounts to nearly 3 fewer accidents each year. The total savings available is between $18,000 and $36,000 annually. (“Fleet ‘Soft Costs’ Can be Measured and Addressed,” in Automotive Fleet Magazine, June 2006.)
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