How road transport companies can reduce fuel costs - practical tips for managers to optimize their company.
The most costly item of a fleet's expenses is, of course, the fueling of vehicles. Today on the market there is a huge number of various gadgets, which, according to their creators, can put the vehicle on a “fuel diet”. However, in fact, these promising “tricks” do not give any tangible result and savings in fuel and lubricants.
In recent months, the price of gasoline has increased by more than five percent - an absolute record for the last three years. Fleet managers have increasingly begun to think about how to optimize the work of their enterprise? And what will really help to save fuel?
In recent months, the price of gasoline has increased by more than five percent - an absolute record for the last three years. Fleet managers have increasingly begun to think about how to optimize the work of their enterprise? And what will really help to save fuel?
Stanislav Emelyanov, Managing Partner of MONTRANS Group of Companies:
Fuel consumption is really affected by many factors: vehicle aerodynamics, tire pressure, headwinds and weather conditions, road surface, driver's driving style, and engine condition.
Modern telemetry, “smart devices” tell the driver about tire pressure, about sudden acceleration or braking, show the dynamics of instantaneous average fuel consumption and many other things, which, of course, tells the driver how to drive correctly, with optimal fuel consumption. Unmanned cars are our near future. A robot has no human factor, it has no emotions and does not get tired, so fuel consumption will be as optimal as possible on a robotic vehicle.
GPS/GLONASS monitoring and fuel economy system
Mechanics and garage managers actually do not always help the manager in the issue of saving fuel and lubricants, and sometimes they cover their drivers in case of fuel drains and “fake” trips.
The reason is the lack of a modern tool, with which this can be done effectively, quickly and correctly. The solution “GPS/GLONASS Fuel Consumption Control” from Montrans is by far the most effective means of fuel economy for any fleet. It gives you the opportunity to increase business efficiency and optimize costs in real time by installing a satellite fuel consumption monitoring system (FCMS). With this system you can:
The reason is the lack of a modern tool, with which this can be done effectively, quickly and correctly. The solution “GPS/GLONASS Fuel Consumption Control” from Montrans is by far the most effective means of fuel economy for any fleet. It gives you the opportunity to increase business efficiency and optimize costs in real time by installing a satellite fuel consumption monitoring system (FCMS). With this system you can:
- control actual fuel consumption with the ability to analyze it from a distance;
- Analyze fuel consumption at different vehicle loads;
- Monitor the driving style of a particular driver (sudden braking or speeding);
- eradicate fuel drains and fuel card theft;
- have a full report on all refuelings and their volume;
- to have full control over the places of refueling of vehicles - to check receipts with the program (time and volume of refueling);
- save fuel consumption by daily checking and maintaining nominal tire pressure.
- completely exclude left trips and driver's work on the side;
- eliminate unnecessary idling and underloading, while at the same time preventing overloading of the vehicle.
Driving style
The driver's driving style should be monitored. Drivers who drive carelessly and drivers who behave in an exemplary manner can have drastically different fuel consumption per 100 kilometers driven. There appeared on the market a complex universal solution “Safe Driving”, one of the modules of the software “Montrans Online”, which monitors and analyzes the driver's driving style and promptly notifies about emerging violations. It is best used in conjunction with driver motivation measures, for example, to include KPI indicators that take into account safe and accident-free driving.
Monitoring the vehicle's load and tire pressure
Low tire pressure increases the deformation of the tire. While driving, the tire heats up more than it should - the tread edges are subjected to increased wear and sometimes the integrity of the tire carcass is compromised, resulting in significantly increased fuel consumption.
In addition, when hitting a pothole, both rim and tire are more likely to be damaged at low pressure than at nominal pressure. Truck tire pressure monitoring systems allow you to monitor tire pressure for safe driving, to save fuel consumption and to reduce undercarriage repair costs.
In addition, when hitting a pothole, both rim and tire are more likely to be damaged at low pressure than at nominal pressure. Truck tire pressure monitoring systems allow you to monitor tire pressure for safe driving, to save fuel consumption and to reduce undercarriage repair costs.
Saving fuel and lubricants through a comprehensive fleet management system
The cloud-based fleet management system “Montrans Analytics” gives the manager an opportunity to digitize and automate all key processes of managing his transport company. Based on data analysis, logistics costs are significantly reduced, planning, accounting, payroll and many other processes are optimized.
This solution is a digital copy of the fleet, which, unlike people, is able to work twenty-four hours a day, “without getting tired” and without failures and errors. All data on telemetry, fleet, drivers, trip tickets, logistics, fuel and MRO are integrated into one accounting system, which allows you to get complete information on vehicles.
This solution is a digital copy of the fleet, which, unlike people, is able to work twenty-four hours a day, “without getting tired” and without failures and errors. All data on telemetry, fleet, drivers, trip tickets, logistics, fuel and MRO are integrated into one accounting system, which allows you to get complete information on vehicles.
All information about the work of the above solutions, how to use them and optimize financial costs, to establish a system of fuel and lubricant saving and to get the maximum profit from the work of your company can be obtained today from our managers by calling +7 925 771 16 40.