INTERVIEW
NCTTCA Trains Truck Drivers on Ecodriving
NCTTCA in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Programme recently organised a training session to capacity build and train truck drivers along the corridor on techniques that lower fuel consumption and lower the GreenHouse Gas emissions and accident rates. Mr. Omae Nyarandi, Executive Secretary, Spoke to African Shipping Review Editor Mr. George Sunguh thereafter. Q: What is ecodriving and how beneficial can it be to our region? Ecodriving is a set of steps, techniques and behaviours that drivers can employ in preparation of the vehicle before a journey. This includes planning the journey, modifying driving style during the journey and in reviewing trip data after the journey, that can, taken together, lead to savings (at times, significant ones) in terms of fuel usage,
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AFRICAN SHIPPING REVIEW Oct/Dec 2021
trip cost, emissions of CO2 and other pollution, and levels of noise from vehicle use. Therefore, Ecodriving is a term used to describe energy efficient use of vehicles. It is a great and easy way to reduce fuel consumption from road transport so that less fuel is used to travel the same distance. Ecodriving techniques are both beneficial to the driver and to the
