Improving safety and fuel efficiencythrough driver training

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Improving safety and fuel efficiency through driver training

Since its launch last July, SAFED

On the day training results show

industry groups such as GoSkills

for Bus and Coach has proven

that participating

and the Confederation

to be a success with bus and

an average fuel saving of 12%,

drivers can make

of

Passenger Transport. Stephen

coach operators and PCV training

in line with the 2007 pilot study,

Smith of CPT said: "CPT has been

providers throughout

achieved without increasing the

delighted to be able to support

England.

journey time.

SAFED and encourage the industry

Over 800 drivers and 180 trainers

to take up this driver training

have already undertaken the

Participating

training, and it is estimated that by

indicated that a key benefit of the

through safer journeys and

the end of March over 1,500 bus

course is its eligibility for Driver

reduced fuel consumption."

and coach drivers will have received

CPC. Karl Ward of Nottingham

training in the SAFED principles.

operators have

which will deliver greener benefits

City Transport Ltd said: "We're so confident of the course that we

Andrew Stillwell-Cox, Development

Training and

Manager of Roselyn

have decided to incorporate

it into

our own seven day CPC registered

On the day training results show that

driver training course."

participating drivers

refreshing the road craft and safe

The programme

can make an average fuel saving of 12%.

driving skills of Roselyn's drivers."

a positive response from key

Coaches said: "Without question SAFED has been invaluable in

has received

Department for .

Transport

Products & Technology

The latest products and services for the bus and coach sector.

Transdev Blazefield increases efficiency with Triscan system TRANSDEV Blazefield is enhancing operational efficiency with a new fuel monitoring system provided by Lancashire-based Triscan.

A staged roll out of the Triscan solution was implemented, starting with the Harrogate depot and the project included six fuel islands at all Lal1Cashire and Yorkshire sites, all networked to a single point for management reporting.

"We have delivered a solution that provides a platform for further integrated improvements," says Triscan managing director, Simon Hollingsworth.

"Securing stock and having the ability to record and monitor fuel transactions into specific vehicles is important. However the company is further investigating the provision of clean and accurate data to identify exceptions within the reports. This makes

the management information so much more powerful as action can be taken to resolve specific issues".

Transdev Blazefield use the system as an integral component of its month-end operational reporting.

Tyre management reports for example are easily provided to the contractor and BSOG claims are made easier to complete in terms of extracting the key information required.

Blazefield's operationinvolves 420 vehicles across two regions and the networked fuel management solution enables it to deliver individual depot reports into its overall management reporting system.

"Information is provided from what are basically locally operated cost centres," says a Blazefield spokesperson.

"A number of initiatives are underway that will ultimately provide

Stagecoach West identifies vandal with help of Look CCTV images WHEN leather seats on Stagecoach West's new prestige Route 94 were slashed, causing over 拢1,400 worth of damage, high resolution, Look CCTV images of the vandal allowed the culprit to be quickly identified and apprehended.

Stagecoach Gold Route 94 raises the threshold of service quality for passengers travelling between Cheltenham and Gloucester.

The double-deck, Scania Enviro 400s are specified with Lazzarini high-back leather seats.

The vehicle's Look CCTV system includes 11 high resolution cameras, five of which are deployed on the upper deck, together with passenger displays on the upper and lower decks.

"The vandal looked for seats on the upper deck that he thought were least covered by the cameras, but in so doing he looked into one of the cameras, allowing us to capture a clear image of his face," says Peter Sheldon, engineering director, Stagecoach West.

The high quality of the CCTV image allowed the bus operator to produce 7x5in prints which were circulated to staff. Shortly afterwards the vandal was spotted by an inspector boarding a

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Seat vandal apprehended as a result of CCTV evidence. bus and the police were called.

At the subsequent court case, the vandal pleaded guilty and was given a six month referral order and three month weekend curfew.

"The quality of the CCT image of the vandal and the ease with which we were able to access, dO\\lnload and distribute it to staff allowed us iO take prompt action and quickhapprehend the culprit." adds Sheldon. www.lookccrv.com

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Andy Senior, Transdev Blazefield. further improvements for the business.

These include the refurbishment of vehicles and systems to assist with budgetary planning.

"Having a fuel-focused IT solution that assists with managing one of the biggest costs in meeting our customer commitments is paramount." www.triscansystems.com

Fuel economy monitoring device at Busworld 21ST Century's EcoManager system will be on show at Busworld Turkey later this month, the first European outing for the technology.

The UK-based technology supplier says that data from the last 12 months showed that across the entire driver base, an average of 12.1 per cent saving was made on fuel and emissions.

In some areas the savings were considerably higher.

EcoManager is an intelligent telematics device fitted to a vehicle to monitor driving styles and fuel consumption.

The system provides detailed feedback to drivers to allow them to identify how they can moderate their driving style to save fuel.

EcoManager includes a real time driver's LED display which changes from green to amber to red according to their driving, providing instant efficiency feedback.

By altering driver behaviour, 21st Century says that EcoManager also reduces accidents and makes for a more pleasant passenger experience. It is cur~enrh- in use ,vith more than - .000 dri\路ers.

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X InCity bus deal keeps London moving MICHELIN Fleet Solutions, the specialist tyre management division of Michelin Tyre pic, says that it has increased its share of the major bus fleet market to include vehicles operating on 98 per cent of London bus routes within the M25. The routes are are all supported on pence per mile (PPM) contracts with Michelin.

The combined agreements cover more than 8,000 vehicles operating primarily on 245170 R 19.5 and 275170 R22.5 Michelin X InCity tyres.

With 2.2 billion passenger trips made across approximately 700 different routes on the London network each year, the combined contract includes single-deck, double-deck, artics and Routemasters still operating on two heritage routes.

The combined route mileage is nearly 300 million miles a year.

Designed primarily for urban and inter-urban applications, Michelin says that the X InCity performs well in demanding stop/start applications and benefits from a casing that has additional protection against kerb damage with reinforced sidewalls.

As part of the contract, Michelin will carry out tyre fitment, maintenance and fleet inspections on every vehicle, ensuring all tyres in service are in good condition.

This is done by 60 Michelin staff based full-time in bus depots across London. Inspections also include tyre pressure checks and adjustments to settings recommended

by Michelin for each vehicle type. www.michelin.com

Michelin tyre contracts cover more than 98 per cent of London routes within M25.

19 March 2010