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WBG celebrates track record WESTERN BAINOONA GROUP SAYS FLEETBOARD HAS KEPT IT “AHEAD IN THE INDUSTRY” FLEET Western Bainoona Group (WBG) says the adoption of Fleetboard telematics has helped save it 10% in fuel savings over the past 10 years. Both Daimler Commercial Vehicles MENA (DCV MENA) and the general distributor of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Abu Dhabi – Emirates Motor Company (EMC) described WBG’s 10-year anniversary with Fleetboard, “a remarkable achievement”. WBG is one of the largest professionally run fleets in the region, with every MercedesBenz trucks in their fleet activated
with Fleetboard services. Based in the UAE, WBG is one of the most prominent names as an integrated group in the areas of construction, land transportation and crushers, and has been a cornerstone in the development of roads, bridges and infrastructure projects in the UAE, explained DCV MENA and EMC. “We truly value the partnership and appreciate the trust from WBG. Together with EMC, we are committed to providing the best services and to further strengthen our long and prosperous partnership,” said Olaf Petersen
- general manager Daimler Trucks Sales, DCV MENA. Fleetboard was first introduced to WBG in 2011. By actively utilising the data from Fleetboard’s unique Driver Performance Analysis, Trip Records and Service/ Uptime data, WBG has not only benefitted from operating cost savings such as fuel consumption, but also an increased uptime due to efficient management of services schedules. This led to the management’s decision to equip Fleetboard as standard in all of their MercedesBenz Trucks in 2015. As of
today, there are over 250 active Fleetboard units in WBG’s fleet. “We continuously enhance our capability to ensure we remain the forefront of our industryt,” said Zouheir Chamandi, president, WBG. “Thanks to Fleetboard, we managed to save over 10% of fuel consumption from idling and achieved almost zero fuel loss from potential fuel theft.” Drivers also received customised driver training offered by EMC based on the data from Fleetboard’s comprehensive Driver Performance Analysis report.
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06 AUGUST 2021
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