Fleet management

This paper summarizes the findings of New Zealand-based research carried out during 2008 on overcoming the barriers to transport fleets adopting fuel saving measures.

This research included: a review of overseas best practice; a fuel efficiency trial involving car, bus and truck fleets; surveys of industry awareness and an analysis of the barriers to adopting fuel saving measures.

Downer's wide-ranging sustainability programme is delivering benefits straight to the company's bottom line. By looking at every aspect of energy use, Downer is enjoying substantial savings after only two years of the programme, and is enhancing its reputation in the process.

Fonterra has centralised its storage and packing for its Waikato plants on a large dry and cool store facility at Crawford St in Hamilton. This has enabled it to rationalise the storage and transport of its products in the Waikato, and enabed greater use of rail transport.

This report examines the fuel savings and other benefits from creating a freight hub.

To help encourage the uptake of electric vehicles in the public sector, EECA is making the Crown Loans scheme available which provides funding for investments in energy
efficiency.

The scheme will cover the price difference between an EV and a conventional vehicle and the cost of installing a recharging point.

It is expected that this will allow operational budgets to cover the additional capital expenditure through the EVs lower running costs.