Economical driving in the function of increasing the efficency of road transport companies

Abstract

The main goal of road transport companies, whose activity is transport of goods or passengers, is to constantly increase the efficiency of the resources at their disposal in order to increase the transport market competitiveness. As fuel costs compose one of the largest costs in overall business, their reduction has a significant impact on the final product price. The paper presents the eco - driving significance, that can be used as a toll for increasing the transport fleet efficiency. The driver’s eco - driving training was carried out at the Public transport company in Belgrade by instructors of RICo training centre (Accredited training institute). Analysing the driving parameters before and after training, there were achieved the savings from 9,1% to 20,41% in total fuel consumption, average fuel consumption and average CO2 emissions after training.

Keywords

• methods of effectiveness
• eco-driving
• transport costs