Shell has crowned Frantisek Bogyi from FreshLinc as the UK winner of the Shell FuelSave Partner European Driver Competition 2014.
Bogyi will now battle against some of Europe's outstanding road haulage drivers in the final of the competition tomorrow (12 June 2014) in Berlin.
During the virtual assessment, DEKRA Academy worked with Shell technical experts to rank drivers based on reports generated by their Shell FuelSave Partner advanced fuel management system.
The behaviours assessed across the four-week period included idling time, harsh acceleration, coasting, braking and use of cruise control – taking into account operational considerations, such as terrain, vehicle type and payload.
"We're proud and delighted to have the UK's most fuel-efficient driver in the Shell FuelSave Partner community at Freshlinc," comments Andrew Tubb, driver development manager at FreshLinc.
"We introduced Shell FuelSave Partner across our fleet of 230 vehicles three years ago," he continues.
"It has enabled us to track vehicles' fuel consumption and driver performance with enhanced reporting, and, as a result, we have seen dramatic operational improvements, with the majority of our HGV fleet now achieving more than 10 mpg."
The Shell FuelSave Partner European Driver Competition 2014 is an annual contest designed to recognise the most fuel efficient commercial road transport fleet driver among Shell FuelSave Partner customers in Europe.
More than 1,100 road haulage drivers from across the continent entered this year's competition, which is run by Shell in cooperation with DEKRA Academy.
Tomorrow, the finalists will go head-to-head in a series of challenges designed to evaluate steering, braking and vehicle control, along with a DEKRA driving simulator test that measures the amount of fuel each competitor uses over a standard virtual journey.
The winning company will have the opportunity to send drivers on a one-day specialised eco-driving training course, while the individual winner will win a Ferrari driving experience.