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Industry News - Commercial Motor
November 24, 2023
Jaga Brothers has reported fuel savings of £35,000 across its 42-truck fleet and savings of £5,600 in tyre replacements for its 130 trailers since introducing the Michelin connected fleet. Driver behaviour also improved over a six-month period, contributing to fuel savings of 0.6mpg per vehicle. The number of rapid tyre deflations were also down by 66 percent thanks to the trailer premium pressure and temperature monitoring and alert systems.
Managing director, James Hill, said: “The Michelin Connected Fleet solutions have had a huge financial impact on our business. Our aim was for the service to start paying for itself in the first year and the figures so far have exceeded our expectations.
“We have seen major improvements in driver behaviours such as harsh braking and harsh accelerating, which has increased fuel efficiency to the extent that we expect to save more than £50,000 in our first year of working with Michelin Connected Fleet.”
Smart reporting has helped to minimise the number of rapid deflations per month from around three. Hill explained: “The downtime was costing us up to £800 per tyre, combined with breakdown callouts and any further damage caused. Since we started using MICHELIN Connected Fleet solutions, which quickly alert drivers to low tyre pressures, we have had only one rapid deflation. That’s an exceptional result, and over eight months it has saved us about £5,600 in tyre replacement costs.”
Over the last seven years the family-run business has operated exclusively on Michelin tyres and Michelin connected fleet is now on its entire truck and trailer fleet. The decision was made after a successful trial period with truck plus and trailer premium solutions. Along with the brake testing technology add-on, the company anticipates an additional annual saving of £9,000 on brake maintenance.
Gilson Santiago, CEO of Michelin Connected Fleet, said: “It’s great to see how Jaga Brothers is benefiting from our suite of connected fleet management tools, bespoke reporting and consultancy services. We are committed to helping customers run safer and more sustainable fleets and this partnership underlines the major cost savings that are possible by using the services and insights we offer through our solutions.”
