Royal Mail is rolling out telemetry technology to an additional 11,000 small vans to encourage more fuel-efficient driving styles across the UK. The latest expansion will be using the Trimble Telemetry system.
The initiative, completed later this year, will mean that a majority of the Royal Mail fleet will be fitted with the technology to reduce its carbon emissions.
Additionally, all new Royal Mail collection and delivery vans purchased moving forward will contain some form of telemetry technology. Telemetry systems encourage more fuel-efficient and safer driving styles by monitoring the driver’s acceleration, speed, turning and braking patterns and giving them positive feedback.
Harsh braking and acceleration wear tyres quicker and generally produces higher emissions. In the Trimble telemetry system, the driver receives real-time feedback.
According to Royal Mail, the system has saved it approximately 177,000l of fuel within its small vehicle fleet, reducing 459 tons of CO2 since 2019.
This initiative forms part of Royal Mail’s ongoing commitment to reduce emissions associated with its operations. The expansion of telemetry capabilities alongside low-emission vehicle trials will inform the company’s long-term environmental strategy.
James Baker, Chief Engineer and Fleet Director at Royal Mail said: “As a Company, we are committed to making changes to our operations that reduce our environmental impact. The wide-scale expansion of telemetry in our fleet enables us to ensure our drivers are given positive feedback and training on how to drive in the safest and most environmentally-conscious way possible, while allowing us to continue to deliver letters and parcels safely, efficiently and responsibly.”
Source: Royal Mail
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