Case Studies
J & B Haulage
Tipper operator J&B Haulage in an early pilot in November 2008, two vehicles were trialed with the system – both MAN trucks
| Time | Description | Driver Rating | Economy | Fuel cost per annum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Hardware Fitted | D | 5.8mpg | £67,000 (100%) |
| Week 2 | Drivers Informed | D | 6.1mpg | £63,600 (95%) |
| Week 3 | Drivers Trained | B | 7.2mpg | £53,900 (81%) |
| Week 4 | Normal Operations | B | 7.1mpg | £54,700 (82%) |
| Savings: | 1.3mpg extra | £12,300 (18%) | ||
"My drivers started out slightly negative, believing that they could not be taught anything. Both drivers have in excess of 25 years driving experience and, after just one day, they both feel they have learned a lot and have an improved understanding of how the vehicle works and should be driven to obtain maximum benefit"
Andy Boles, J&B Haulage
Maritime Transport July 2009 
With 433 6x2 tractor units and even more skeletal trailers, the white and blue livery of container specialist Maritime is a familiar sight across Britain. Maritime counts a high number of MAN units within its mixed marque fleet and, as fleet director Derek Daly informs us, the company keeps a close watch on the fuel returns of all of its vehicles. For this Pilot Maritime use 2 MAN trucks and 1 each of Scania and Mercedes.
| Time | Description | Driver #1 (MAN Truck) |
Driver #2 (MAN Truck) |
Driver #3 (Scania Truck) |
Driver #4 (Merc Truck) |
Fleet Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Hardware Fitted | 8.83mpg | 9.20mpg | 9.36mpg | 9.32mpg | 9.18mpg |
| Week 2 | Drivers Informed | 9.02mpg | 9.47mpg | 8.48mpg | 9.63mpg | 9.15mpg |
| Week 3 | Drivers Trained | 9.84mpg | 10.0mpg | 8.77mpg | 9.32mpg | 9.48mpg |
| Improvement | 11.44% | 8.70% | -6.30% | 0.00% | 3.27% | |
"Excessive idling is an industry problem, and at the moment we’re having a huge push to reduce idling within our company."
Derek Daly, Maritime Transport
R Adams & Sons July 2009 
Solihull-based R Adams & Sons run by brothers Andy and Mark Adams is a bulk tipper company founded in 1955. It now operates 26 of its own vehicles, plus it provides daily work to another 15 sub-contractors. The firm already takes a forward-looking approach to its operation, running a highspec fleet and trialing several trucks on a biofuel diesel-LPG mix. For this Pilot R Adams used 2 MAN trucks.
| Time | Description | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Fleet Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Hardware Fitted | 5.89mpg | 6.57mpg | 6.24mpg |
| Week 2 | Drivers Informed | 5.61mpg | 7.09mpg | 6.29mpg |
| Week 3 | Drivers Trained | 6.32mpg | 7.31mpg | 6.79mpg |
| Improvement | 7.30% | 11.26% | 8.81% | |
"Our drivers weren’t sure that EcoStyle would work in our line of business, but when we showed them the results in black and white they were convinced."
Mark Adams, R Adams & Sons
