On the Road

Investing in Smarter Technology

We utilise tools to increase the efficiency of our transport fleet. Harnessing the capability of Navman GPS vehicle monitoring, transport owner-driver trucks are tracked as they travel throughout the country. The Navman system has identified areas of transport duplication and has given us a tool to assign the closest vehicle to customers for collections. The efficiency improvements are resulting in fuel savings, improved response times for customer requests, as well as reductions in speed and engine idling times.

While the exact cost savings in fuel has not yet been quantified, the Navman GPS solution is an excellent tool for running a more efficient transport fleet.

Our relationship with Volvo Trucks has grown since early in 2008 when began upgrading our trucking fleet with new Volvo Trucks tractor units. The Volvo trucks use SCR technology (Selective Catalytic Reduction) meeting the Euro 4 standards. Running this new SCR system enables significant increases in fuel efficiency, setting a new benchmark in environmentally friendly transport.

CourierPost Fleet

To help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption, CourierPost are investing in the purchase of tyre pressure gauges to be distributed to all CourierPost courier contractors. 

Under-inflated tyres are one of the most commonly ignored causes of high fuel consumption. Tyres lose air due to time (about 1 psi per month) and temperature (1 psi for every 10 degree drop) and under-inflated tyres have more rolling resistance, meaning that more petrol is used to keep vehicles moving.