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Dublin Bus Fuel Usage

  • 13-08-2009 9:28am
    #1
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭


    Does DB (or BE) have any fuel usage targets, ie are there specific MPG (or other) targets.

    The company I work for own a large fleet of trucks and have a target MPG to be reached by every driver on a weekly/ monthly basis. If they don't attain it they are sent for (re)training and if continue to fail more action is taken as required.

    I know a trucking co is different from DB whose No.1 priority is should be customer service but with a fleet of ~800 still active vehicles surely such targets would be practical.

    Even a 1% eficiency improvement would yield massive fuels savings for a company that size.

    If they don't why not? Useless mgt, unions who would block it, just never considered.

    What does a bus get in MPG, 6-8?


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  • #2
    Colm R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 997 ✭✭✭Colm R


    Its tough on a city bus driver to drive very efficently.

    But to help:

    - better bus lanes allowing buses to move more freely. I still consider existing bus lanes to be largely token gestures.

    - removing ridicululosly close bus stops.

    - review routes and make them faster and more direct. The public should be expected to make some effort in walking to a bus stop.


  • #3
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,619 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »

    Even a 1% eficiency improvement would yield massive fuels savings for a company that size.


    They've undergone energy efficiency training recently relating to the depots and also running the fleet.
    The guy who was giving the training specialises in fleet efficiency.


  • #4
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Colm R wrote: »
    - better bus lanes allowing buses to move more freely. I still consider existing bus lanes to be largely token gestures.

    Some are some aren't. There's no denying the N11 corridor isin't a big success for instance
    Colm R wrote: »
    - removing ridicululosly close bus stops.
    Yeah this is a big problem in some places. 500m or less between is ridiculous
    Colm R wrote: »
    - review routes and make them faster and more direct. The public should be expected to make some effort in walking to a bus stop.

    They should but won't do it. If the bus is not hugely easy to get to and from a lot will just drive, especially off peak.


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