1. Drivers – The Final Frontier?!?
CCG Systems Annual Conference

2. Agenda Overview Back-ass-wards Approach History
Driver Behavior – Can/Should it be Modified
How
Success Stories
Real Life Example
Real Life Results
Can/Will it Work for You?

3. “FORMICATION”
Definition
How You Can Use It In A Sentence

4. Polk County Facts: Population 600,000 Land Area – 2,000 Sq. Miles
17 Municipalities
Geographic Center of Florida
Only County in the U.S. to get 3 hurricanes in one season (2004)
Home of LegoLand Florida Opens Fall 2011!!!

5. Polk County Fleet Management
2656 Vehicles
County & Two City Responsibility
12 Shop Facilities
12 Bulk Fuel Sites – 23 Tanks
8,000 Registered Fuel Site Users
14,400,000 Annual Miles
ASE Blue Seal/100 Best Public Fleets last 7 years

6. Remember “Clean Air Act of 1992”?
Memory Lane?
Remember “Clean Air Act of 1992”?

7. Clean Air Act - 1992 NO! Results? Add Alt. Fuel Infrastructure?
Promote Fleet Fuel Conservation?
Reward Fleets for Lower Consumption?
Re - Train Drivers?
Promote New Technology?
NO!
Excessive speed is the largest single fac

8. Steps Taken: Aerodymanics Gear Ratios Smaller Engines/Vehicles
Low Rolling Resistance Tires
Introduction of Bio Fuels
Alternative Fuels
In Vehicle Monitoring Systems
Idle Control Devices
APU’s (alt. power units)
Hybrid/Hybrid-Electric/Plug In Hybrids
Electric Vehicles
MyKey
Simulators
All of Above are Hardware Related

9. “Automotive Fleet” April, 2010
“Even when comprehensive vehicle selection, right sizing, fuel card data mining, and exception report programs are deployed, effective fuel management ultimately depends on one key player:”
“THE DRIVER”

11. Have We Avoided Driver Training?
Presumed efficient already?
Perfection in Driving Habits?
Untrainable?
Not our Job
Easier to address hardware than people

12. Can/Should Driver Behavior be Modified?

13. Why Should You Care? Driver Training Isn’t your Job
Drivers Don’t Work for you
Drivers Won’t Listen
Drivers Don’t Care

14. Why Should You Care? Driver Training Isn’t your Job
Subject Matter Expert
Drivers Don’t Work for you
No Hierarchy Involved
Drivers Won’t Listen
They’d be More Attentive
Drivers Don’t Care
Results Show They Care – A Lot

15. Examples:
Novo Nordisk – Driver Training spearheaded by Fleet Mgr saved 858,787 gallons
Bison Transport – Driver Training/Incentive cut 713,264 gallons
Cat “Driver Reward”: In-House Program that rewards drivers for fuel efficiency
AstraZeneca trained Eco Driving reducing emissions by 367 metric tons/yr.
Poland Spring ranked drivers for Idling and posted the results on a board saving 8000 gallons/yr.

16. Polk County’s Approach?
Fuel Conservation/Driver Training/Incentive Program

17. Driver Incentive Program
Strategy
Restrict
Speed – 55MPH
Driver Incentive Program
Conduct
Eco- Driver Training

18. GPS & Employee Involvement Citizen’s Information
Decal Vehicles
GPS & Employee Involvement
“Top Down” Acceptance
Implement
55 mph Speed Restriction
Traffic Safety
Citizen’s Information
Employee Roll Out
Self-Policing
Concept Approval
FHP & PCSO

19. Vehicle Decal:

21. What the Experts Say:
Excessive speed is the largest single factor in reduced fuel mileage. Reduce speed to a reasonable level of say 60 mph and eliminate all non-essential stops. A general rule of thumb is that every mph increase above 50 mph reduces fuel mileage by 0.1 mpg.
Source - Kenworth

22. ECO – Driving: Available Training Resources??
Search Engines
Smith System Driver Training
Car Chip
Green Driver
Driving Skills for Life
Bridgestone Tires
I Drive Green App
Env. Defense Fund
EPA

25. Concept Concept Concept Concept
“Driving Skills for Life”
“What Drivers Do to Save Fuel”
Polk’s Actual Historical Data
Concept
Concept
Polk’s Idle Awareness Program

26. Polk County Eco-Driver Training
Driver Behavior
Polk County Data
Tailored Internally
Length - 1 Hour
Customer Focused
Incl.Safety Emphasis
Lead in to Employee
Incentive Program
Modify Future
250,000 Idling Hours
Polk County Data
Easy to Take
Magnet Give-away
Safety Integration
Incentive Program Conclusion

27. Objective: Modify 35% Driver Behavior! Driver PSI Spec MPH 15 % 10 %
8 %

28. How Can We Encourage Employee Participation???
Provide Detail on the Issues and ask for their help
Train Driving Techniques that will conserve fuel – Eco Driving
Incentive Program

29. Employee Fuel Incentive Program
Introducing….
Employee Fuel Incentive Program

30. Employee Fuel Conservation Incentive Program Eligibility:
Employees who drive the same County vehicle exclusively
Participate in Eco-Driver Training Class
Sign an Incentive Agreement
Term – 12 Months
If Fuel Efficiency Improves > 5% County will split the fuel savings 50/50 with the driver

31. Employee Agrees To: Practice Eco Driving Techniques
Accurately Enter Odometer Readings at the Fuel Sites
Assure their County vehicle is maintained on schedule
No Preventable Crashes in 12 Months

32. County Agrees to: Accurately Track MPG
Maintain your Vehicle to Factory Specifications
Instruct Employees on Eco-Driving Principles
Accurately Track Fuel Costs
If MPG > 5% - Split Fuel Savings 50/50

33. What did the Program Cost??

34. Potential Incentive??? Annual Miles/Year = 10,000 Current MPG = 13
Ann Fuel $3.00/gal = $2307
Improved MPG (10%) =
Employee’s Share = $97

35. Potential Incentive? Annual Miles/Yr. = 20,000 Current Avg MPG = 10
Annual Fuel $3/gal = $6,000
10+% Improved MPG =
Annual Fuel $3/gal = $5,357
Employees Share: $321.50

36. Did We Achieve Any RESULTS??
- 14%
Annual Fuel Consumption: .
Fuel Savings $1.200,000
-7M Lbs
Carbon
Environmentally Friendly?
-415,000 Gallons
Total Gallons

37. Results in Safety too!! - 22% -35% $485,000 Improved Safety Results
Preventable Accidents: .
Improved
Safety
Results
-35%
Accident Severity?
$485,000
Total Hard $ Savings

38. Individual Results??

39. 2007 F L Gasoline 4 X 2

40. Actual Results – One Unit:
Starting MPG:
6.07
Ending MPG:
8.15
Miles/Year: ,100
Gallons Saved:
Incentive Paid: $457.00

41. Other Government Potential?
May 2009 – Polk County School Board adopts 55mph Restriction
Florida Department of Transportation
currently considering

42. Web Sites of Interest: https://www.drivingskillsforlife.com/
Edf.org/greenfleet

43. “FORMICATION”
Definition: The feeling of having ants crawling over your skin.
How You Can Use It In A Sentence:
That driver’s bad habits gives me the “Heebee Jeebee’s”.

44. Remember our Troops protecting our right to be here
2nd Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

45. Thank You!