Phil Pannell ,Yellow Buses’ service delivery director
More than 30 of Yellow Buses’ drivers have achieved ‘Fleet Elite’ status after their driving was monitored by clever technology.
The GreenRoad Safety & Fleet Management platform was introduced in 2016 to enhance Bournemouth-based Yellows’ emissions profile and improve safety.
Results show the company exceeded its fuel efficiency goals and reduced its already-low accident rate by an additional 12% in the last year.
The platform also provides accurate, real-time tracking, enabling management to stay on top of its schedule and customer commitments.
Installed on all Yellow Buses vehicles, the GreenRoad platform uses a simple system to give drivers instant feedback about their driving manoeuvres.
It encourages smoother, safer, and more fuel-efficient driving.
Virtually all Yellows’ drivers are now classed as ‘green’ and 36 achieved Fleet Elite status.
This means that they averaged five or fewer safety faults per 10 hours of driving for the entire calendar year.
Phil Pannell, Yellow Buses’ service delivery director, who was part of the team that recently bought out the company from its French owners, said: “These are terrific results.
“As a company that is serious about customer service and environmental responsibility, we are proud of the results that GreenRoad has helped us achieve.
“The real-time coaching has helped our drivers reach a world-class level of safety.
“The platform fosters friendly competition to see who can achieve the best safety score, making it natural for everyone to continually improve their driving.
“From a management level, we monitor safety scores and incident reports on a weekly basis, and offer extra mentoring to drivers who need our support.
“By combining GreenRoad’s technology with management commitment, recognition and training, we have achieved superb results, and we intend to continue to improve in the future.”
Richard Hemming, GreenRoad’s VP Customer Success, said: “We congratulate Yellow Buses on its impressive safety record and are proud of the part that our platform has played in helping them achieve such a high standard.
“Yellow Buses’ customers and the entire Bournemouth region should take comfort in the fact that their transportation provider continually seeks out ways to provide them with the safest, most comfortable and most environmentally responsible experience possible.”
About Yellow Buses: Yellow Buses operates a fleet of 140 buses and 16 coaches with more than 410 staff.
The company carries just under 15m passengers a year with its vehicles operating nearly five million miles across the Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and East Dorset area.
Yellow Buses was acquired by its management team – David Squire, Managing Director; Simon Newport, Commercial Director and Phil Pannell, Service Delivery Director – from RATP Dev in a management buyout in July 2019 for an undisclosed sum.
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About GreenRoad Technologies
GreenRoad, a global leader in driver behaviour technology, provides highly effective fleet driver safety, efficiency and compliance solutions. Currently used by more than 120,000 drivers, the GreenRoad solution employs advanced real-time, in-vehicle feedback and change management methodologies to promote meaningful, lasting change in driver behaviour. In addition, GreenRoad’s data-based predictive analytics give fleet managers the information they need to optimise overall fleet management. As proven by deployments with hundreds of customers in the bus and fleet, utilities, logistics, oil and gas, construction and other industries, use of the GreenRoad solution improves safety, minimises operational costs, reduces risk and enhances compliance.
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