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Europe’s fleets can now access online fuel efficiency hub
19/01/2012 Goodyear Dunlop launches new web portal to help fleets improve efficiency and environmental impact
As part of its campaign to help commercial fleets improve fuel economy, today Goodyear Dunlop launches a website (www.fleet-fuel-efficiency.eu) dedicated to providing fleets with information to reduce their costs and improve their carbon footprint.
According to a survey of more than 400 fleet managers, almost a third (28%) say a lack of information is preventing them from making greater fuel efficiency savings.
The web portal and related Twitter feed (@efficientfleet) feature the latest industry information; Goodyear Dunlop’s top tips for helping fleets improve fuel efficiency, and best practice case studies in green fleet management.
The web portal also hosts information on Goodyear Dunlop’s upcoming fleet symposium ‘Driving fuel efficiency in Europe’s road freight transport’. The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium on January 25th.
European policy makers, industry experts, and transportation academics will share the latest innovations, legislative trends, and research to help fleets from all sectors and regions improve their overall fuel efficiency and reduce their CO2 emissions. Keynote speech will be delivered by Mr. Siim Kallas, the Vice-president of European Commission and Commissioner responsible for transport.
“We see the website as a forum for fleets across Europe to come for advice, support, and information for improving their fuel efficiency,” said Boris Stevanovic, EMEA Marketing Director Truck Tires, Goodyear Dunlop Europe.
About the research
Goodyear Dunlop set out to learn the challenges European fleet managers are currently facing and conducted a quantitative survey of over 400 European long- and regional-haul fleet managers between September and November 2011. Respondents from the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and Benelux were contacted via e-mail and phone and were asked 20 quantitative questions about their experiences and opinions on managing fuel efficiency. Survey results represented a wide range of firms in the sector: 60% fleets of 1-50 trucks, 30% managed fleets of 51-250 trucks, and a tenth managed fleets above this size. Full results will be revealed at Goodyear Dunlop Fleet Symposium on 25th January 2012.
