Mobility companies usually have a large number of vehicles and this means that they are always under pressure to cut costs as much as possible and save on mileage costs. This is not always possible, but with a few simple tips we can make a healthy profit.
5 ways to save mileage costs
1. Choose the right car
At first glance, opting for a more efficient fleet may seem like a cost overrun for the company, but in the long run we will achieve significant savings, since it will enable us to drive more efficiently and in a more environmentally friendly manner. By consuming less fuel we will have achieved the goal of saving costs in mileage and, at the same time, we will be reducing our carbon footprint. What more could we ask for! Never forget that fuel is the biggest item where money per kilometer goes. With this in mind, it doesn’t hurt to spend a little time looking at the details of the vehicle we are going to buy and, among them, the type of fuel it consumes and how much it spends per 100km in a comparative. By the way, don’t forget that environmentally sustainable cars benefit from tax discounts, which can also save on the total mileage costs.
2. Use of technology in the automobile
Most vehicles already come equipped with technology that helps us to magnify their efficiency, which obviously translates into savings in terms of the money we need for operating and maintenance costs. A clear example would be gear shift warnings, which alert the driver when to shift to a different gear, preventing aggressive driving that consumes more fuel. Another good example would be the alarms to visit the workshop and perform vehicle maintenance, so that filters, oils, balancing, tires… everything is changed at the right time, avoiding cost overruns due to a poor condition of the car.
3. Use mobility and GPS location software
In this sense you can use both a tracker for the car and for the driver’s cell phone. In both cases you can keep track of the driver’s routes, if the car is used for other purposes, how the employee drives. However, the added advantage of smartphone software is that it will also allow you to keep track of the employee: if he is with his customers, if he was driving at the time of a fine, where he moves, if he is in a delivery or in a cafeteria… In addition, the reports of this type of software will allow you, with a single mouse click, to obtain all the data that will allow you to calculate the exact price per mileage and also how to optimize the routes to consume much less time and money.
4. Control where and how you refuel
If you want to save on company car mileage, you can also implement other types of actions, such as the gas station locator, which tells us through the Internet which gas stations have the lowest prices. In the same way, you can get refueling cards, so that your employees can refuel at certain gas stations and always paying with these cards, which will allow you to know the daily, weekly or monthly cost of each of the cards and if it is being used for efficient use.
5. Driver education
Of course, the mobility company is not a school of road safety education, but it is worth implementing awareness policies that will ultimately help us save on mileage costs and will result in benefits and productivity for the company. In this sense, it is important to make our fleet of drivers aware of the benefits, also for their own safety, of responsible driving and that it is enough to respect the speed and traffic rules for us to be saving money. In this case, it is not a bad idea to reward drivers who drive more efficiently over a period of time: those who have no fines, those who spend less fuel, those who optimize their routes… Don’t forget that there is already mobility software such as Bixpe that, with a simple app installed on each employee’s phone, facilitates all these tasks and provides you with real-time information. Image by OpenClipartVectors
