Spireon's FleetLocate Driver Performance Program Helps Diebold Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 15%
Diebold finds savings and reduced environmental impact after implementing game-based driver performance program.
Spireon, the industry’s leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) and business intelligence solutions used by companies to maximize their mobile assets and workforce, along with partner, Diebold, Incorporated, a global leader in self-service technology, security systems and related services, report significant reductions in Diebold’s carbon footprint.
Diebold has utilized Spireon’s FleetLocate GPS fleet management platform to ensure the safe, efficient, productive and timely performance of its vehicle fleet. In 2012, the FleetLocate Joe Gibbs Driver Performance Program was piloted in an effort to support Diebold’s initiatives to improve driver safety and reduce the company’s carbon footprint. This co-branded program, developed by Spireon with Joe Gibbs Racing, is the industry’s only game-based driver performance program, designed to improve driver behavior through positive reinforcement, recognition, and contest-based incentives.
“It was easy to see that Diebold would benefit from the expansion of the driver performance program,” says Rich Pearlman, Director of Product Management, Fleet Services Group at Spireon. “Through gamification, drivers didn’t just improve behavior. They were given the tools and motivation needed to ensure Diebold achieved its safety and environmental goals.”
After the first season of Driver Performance, Diebold saw measurable improvements in multiple areas, including a reduction of vehicle speeds, idle time, hard braking and hard acceleration – all factors in fuel consumption.
Diebold’s commitment the environment has evolved into an official Fleet Management Environmental Policy. FleetLocate and the Driver Performance Program are cornerstones of the program, affecting the first five out of 10 tenets in Diebold’s approach:
- Encourage employees to observe eco-friendly driving habits
- Collect and analyze fleet data
- Apply best practices driving techniques
- Train eco-friendly driving habits
- Discourage vehicle idling
- Service vehicles to maintain optimum performance
- Plan the most efficient routes
- Purchase ISO 14000 compliant vehicles
- Purchase low CO2 vehicles
- Apply standards to rental cars used for business
Diebold also reports an impressive 15% reduction in fuel purchasing and a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
“The data generated shows that we actually saved money through eco-friendly initiatives,” says Linda Parcher, VP, Global Supply Chain at Diebold. “Monitoring and modifying driver behavior is a key factor in achieving our environmental goals.”
About Diebold
Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing innovative self-service technology, security systems and related services. Diebold has approximately 16,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered near Canton, Ohio, USA. For more information, visit www.diebold.com.
About FleetLocate by Spireon, Inc.
FleetLocate is a powerful, flexible and scalable enterprise fleet solution that provides continuous real-time visibility for large, geographically dispersed vehicle fleets. Featuring exception-based reporting, FleetLocate is an effective tool for improving operational efficiency and increasing policy compliance by eliminating unauthorized vehicle usage, reducing fuel costs, improving safety and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The user interface is simple to use, easy to navigate, and provides a comprehensive suite of reports designed to help businesses better manage their fleet operations and address many of the operational dilemmas they face daily. For more information, visit http://www.fleetlocate.com/enterprise.
About Spireon
Spireon, Inc., is at the summit of business intelligence and committed to going higher. With its corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA, the company emerged in 2011 as the industry leading Mobile Resource Management (MRM) company as a result of the merger of ProconGPS, Inc. with EnfoTrace and PFS, LLC, the top three providers in the MRM space. Spireon connects companies to their mobile assets and workforce through game changing information platforms, giving them the power to manage actionable business intelligence. Its trusted brands include market share leader GoldStar GPS®, EnfoTrace GPS™, FleetLocate®, VehiclePath™ and LoanPlus CMS™. Inspiring companies to reach new heights with powerful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based tools; Spireon provides a sturdy foundation on which to optimize performance.
With leading market positions in the fleet, transportation and automotive telematics markets, Spireon, Inc. specializes in developing strong business relationships with leading companies worldwide, enabling it to offer affordable world-class risk mitigation, mobile resource management and location based services to its customers. Spireon is now tracking over 1.7 million total assets today. For more information, visit http://www.spireon.com.
Source: Spireon, Inc.