Eco-driving is a commitment to eco-responsible behavior aimed at optimizing the transport of goods through a combination of several factors: review, improvement, adaptation and better use of tools, machines and technologies.Eco-driving can be implemented from various angles: training, equipment, energy resources, etc.
Only serious training can help a driver assimilate the fundamentals of eco-driving. They need to learn the right gestures and reflexes to achieve the goal of "clean driving".
For transport companies, there are a number of advantages to training drivers in eco-driving. First of all, this initiative can reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption by 15-20%, which mechanically leads to substantial direct savings, as well as gains in terms of reduced maintenance and accidents.
To be sure that his drivers apply these good lessons, the company manager will take care to equip his trucks with quality recording devices so as to have regular reporting enabling him to congratulate some and... call others to order!
The benefits of this training can be complemented by the use of high-performance new technologies, such as connected objects, which have grown exponentially in recent years, or real-time driver assistance to analyze and continuously improve driving, or geolocation.
More precise monitoring of vehicle maintenance, using data from actual use, is also a source ofsavings; remote diagnostics warn the maintenance department of any malfunction, enabling immediate action to be taken on the vehicle and thus avoiding breakdowns and delivery delays.
All these measures are essentially aimed at reducing fuel consumption, with an average saving of 5 to 7% for the company's entire fleet.
Eco-driving also involves the use of cleanenergies and equipment, such as latest-generation Euro VI electric or internal combustion engines, and alternative fuels such as CNG , all of which help to reduce theenvironmental and socialimpact of freight transport.
The benefits ofeco-driving are many: improved working conditions for drivers, reduced CO2 and GHG emissions, lower fuel andvehicle maintenance costs, reduced risk of accidents and less noise.
All these benefits can be summed up by the reduction in the societal cost of transport, the only reasonable and worthwhile objective for companies and society as a whole.