Steering Toward Fuel Efficiency
As fuel prices continue to climb, accounting for as much as 60% of total fleet operating costs, fuel efficiency is more important than ever. Every trip to the gas station requires time, energy, and resources to refuel and get back on the road — with a gas station stop adding more than 20 minutes to each trip a vehicle makes for fuel.
Today, fleets are embracing strategic fuel-saving efforts to decrease their overall fuel consumption — from driver training and preventive and routine maintenance to route optimization, telematics, vehicle selection and replacement strategies, and fuel management programs.
Here are strategies to use with statistics to illustrate potenial savings:
- Adopt a proactive vehicle selection & replacement plan
- Practice proactive and routine maintenance
- Leverage technology to optimize routes
- Implement a fuel management program
- Train drivers
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