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NewsSeptember 15, 2011

University of Michigan Study Shows Most Effective Fuel-Saving Practices

ANN ARBOR, MI - Researchers evaluated different practices, including vehicle selection and maintenance, route selection, vehicle load, and driver behavior.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichSeptember 2, 2011

Modifying Driver Behavior: The 'Last Mile' in Greening a Fleet

If you are constrained by equipment limitations, the "last mile" to achieving corporate sustainability objectives is modifying driver behavior. This is possibly the greatest opportunity available to fleet managers to green their fleets.

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NewsAugust 23, 2011

GreenRoad Announces Fleet Fuel-Efficiency Webinars

REDWOOD CITY, CA – GreenRoad, a specialist in driving performance and safety management, announced a series of webinars focused on how to reduce fleet fuel usage and idling by tackling a major root cause: driving performance.

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NewsAugust 18, 2011

FedEx Discussing Integrating Eco-Driving Performance Indicators Into Fleet Management System

MEMPHIS, TN - The company said its drivers were able to successfully stretch the amount of fuel available in Japan after the March earthquake, which has led to a broader discussion of formally measuring eco-driving performance.

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NewsAugust 15, 2011

Eco-Driving Study Aims to Improve Fuel Economy by 30 percent

RIVERSIDE, CA -- Researchers at the University of California, Riverside along with their research partners have received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy to study and evaluate technologies that provide feedback to drivers so they can cut harmful emissions and reduce fuel use by up to 30 percent.

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Articlesby Cindy BrauerJuly 11, 2011

Using Technology to Impact Driver Behavior

The valuable data captured through telematics systems is helping fleet managers promote and teach eco-driving best practices among company drivers.

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NewsMay 26, 2011

Chevrolet Launches Micro-Site on Improving Fuel Economy

DETROIT - The articles on the site provide tips for drivers, profiles of fuel-efficient Chevrolet vehicles, and explanations and videos on the fuel-saving technologies used in those vehicles.

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NewsApril 23, 2009

Ford Team Aims to Drive 2010 Fusion Hybrid 1,000 Miles on Single Tank

Team will have to use "eco-driving techniques" to achieve an average of at least 57 mpg to reach its goal.

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Articlesby Cindy BrauerDecember 1, 2008

'Eco' Issues Top of Mind at Ford Advisory Board Meeting

Fleet professionals who form Ford’s Fleet Advisory Board participated in Eco-Driving training and tested the new EcoBoost engine, which, the automaker says, delivers V-8 performance to V-6 engines with better mpg.

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NewsOctober 7, 2008

Ford Reaches Out to Governments, Customers, and Dealers to Promote Fuel-Saving EcoDriving

DEARBORN, MI – Ford is exploring several opportunities to promote "green" driving practices with everyone from everyday drivers to government officials.

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