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Case Studies

Case studies provide real life inspiration for sustainable transport projects. Below are links to PDF versions of case study write-ups.

Hachette New Zealand Ltd.
As a publishing company, Hachette New Zealand drivers cover a lot of kilometres promoting their products and providing service to book sellers. After careful analysis of vehicle use the audit revealed ways to reduce their average fuel expenditure by 12%. To view the case study compilied for Hachette click
here.

Fulton Hogan Smart Drive.
Volitile fuel prices have led Fulton Hogan to focus closely on potential for savings. The companies fleet consumes more than 1.2 million litres of fuel per month with fuel accounting for 15% of operating costs. For the full report on how Fulton Hogan has tackled fuel use, click here.

Winstones are driving down transport energy costs
By adopting a suite of solutions to cut their per-kilometre fuel use, this company has improved its margins without the need for dramatic increases in cartage prices - and it has reduced emissions as well. The key ways Winstone Aggregates achieved the savings was through reducing idling time, having covers on trucks at all times, reducing vehicle speed, tyre management and travel planning and management. Click here to download the PDF file.

Palms Direct Ltd
Palms Direct is a landscaping business whose employees spend most of their time driving the 2 company vans to various businesses. A detailed analysis revealed that instituting better fuel monitoring practices and increasing the utilization of both vehicles, among other suggestions, would help to lower fuel consumption by 2300 litres, saving a total of 11,600 kg of CO2. To read the case study click here.


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