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Training and advice to save even more fuel
To stimulate fuel-effi cient driving and reward especially skilled drivers, Volvo Trucks hosts
The Drivers’ Fuel Challenge, a global competition which is about driving as economically
as possible on a specifi ed route. After all the local rounds around the world had been
completed the 23 best drivers faced each other in the world fi nal on September 19,
2014 in Göteborg, Sweden where they competed for the prestigious title. In the end,
Christian Scheifl inger from Austria (pictured to the left) was the winner of the title as
the most fuel-effi cient driver in the world. Tomi Roimola from Finland placed second
and Aare Müil from Estonia placed third.
In addition to products at the forefront in terms of fuel effi ciency, the Volvo Group
also offers training and advice that can contribute to further fuel savings.
Fuel costs represent between 25% and 35% of total
haulage fi rm costs. At the same time, the hauliers’
profi t margins are often very small, which means that
all savings make an important difference. In order to
succeed in cutting the haulage fi rm’s overall fuel
consumption, the part played by the drivers is vital. Driver training
courses in eco-driving have proven themselves to be effective,
but without professional follow-up the results are often short-
term. That is why the Volvo Group’s various businesses offer
extensive services in this
area. Some of them are
described below.
Renault Trucks Optifuel
Renault Trucks offers customers the possibility for further
increasing the savings through its Optifuel solutions, which is a
structured offer addressing four main areas:
1) Confi guration of the truck – use the right technology (i.e. Opti-
driver, Optiroll, Optitrack) and the right equipment (i.e. defl ec-
tors, tyres) for the transport application at hand
2) Training the people – use Renault Trucks' “in-house” training
program, based on thirty years of experience that enables
considerable fuel savings
3) Monitoring the fuel consumption – use the right tool (i.e. Optifuel
Infomax and Optifl eet) to manage drivers and trucks
4) Maintaining long-term performance – use the Renault Trucks
service network’s know-how and experience, the latest technical
innovations (i.e. Optifuel Retrofi t) in order to maintain fuel effi -
ciency throughout the truck’s entire operational life.
Volvo Trucks Fuel Advice
Volvo Trucks Fuel Advice is a personal fuel advisor whose aim is
to help hauliers cut their fuel costs while at the same time main-
taining these improvements in the long-term perspective. The
results are long-term, with savings as high as 5%.
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