Incentives and Driver Training Results in Optimal Fuel Cost Reduction

The truck and bus operators can reduce their fuel bills by over 7% by providing training on effective driving techniques and incentives for those who achieve better fuel economy to the drivers.

A project published in the International Journal of Sustainable Society suggested that offering reward or training alone can save 5% of fuel bill and offering both combined can save 7.3%.

Researchers from the University of Haifa at Israel studied the fuel economy and driving of 20 bus drivers in four groups in the "Egged Ltd" bus company. Financial reward and training was not provided to the control group. A professional training on minimizing fuel consumption for one week and an incentive for enhanced driving skills were given for three weeks to the second group. Only training for the third group and incentive alone for the fourth group was provided. Upto 30% of expenses for a litre of gasoline has been saved by the second group.