Educate your fleet management team and train your drivers. Successful fuel management starts with drivers. Proper training can improve fuel efficiency; reduce fuel costs and increase fleet safety.
Use a gps fleet tracking system to reduce fuel costs and increase productivity. Look for a telematics-enabled gps fleet tracking system that monitors overall vehicle performance, tracks fuel wastage due to idling, sends speeding alerts and much more. Ag system identifies critical areas to improve efficiency and reduce fuel costs and emissions for the fleet.
Implement advanced mobile asset management technology. You can better measure and manage a fleet when you have the right information. Tracking miles traveled, average speed and engine efficiency is critical to lowering fuel costs. Mapping software and a system will eliminate unnecessary miles. Less time on the road means less fuel consumed, less wear and tear on vehicles, lower expenses and higher overall productivity.
Keep the load as light as possible. Excess weight puts unnecessary strain on a vehicle’s engine and greatly affects its fuel efficiency. If possible, upgrade to more fuel efficient vehicles. Use the lightest, most fuel-efficient vehicle for the job. Don’t use the company van when you can use a smaller sedan that gets better gas mileage.
Tune up vehicles periodically. Have a well managed maintenance policy. A well-maintained vehicle performs better, improves, and reduces toxic emissions. In the long run, well-maintained fleet vehicles cost less to operate. Routinely check tire inflation pressure. Proper tire inflation not only increases fuel efficiency, but can also improve vehicle and brake performance, and extend tire life.