Daimler FleetBoard has landed a prestigious £2.2-million deal which is being heralded as one of
the most significant ever won by a commercial vehicle telematics provider in the UK.
Tesco has begun fitting FleetBoard systems to its entire distribution fleet of 1,800 trucks following
a six-month trial that produced dramatic reductions in carbon emissions.
The supermarket giant now expects to slash its annual CO2 output by a staggering 10,000
tonnes, as well as save nearly £5 million a year in fuel costs.
The trial was conducted last year and involved 25 Mercedes Axor tractor units working from a
distribution centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Tesco hoped it would lead to a fall in fuel consumption of at least four per cent; in fact, FleetBoard
Vehicle Management achieved an average reduction of 7.2 per cent.
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