Impact of Driver Training on Fuel Efficiency - Jaspal Singh
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Impact of Driving Training on Fuel EfficiencyJaspal Singh, Consultant, Star Bus Services Private Limited
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Impact of Driving Training on Fuel Efficiency Star Bus Services Pvt. Ltd. (Cluster 1)
Connect Karo (People Transport Cities) April 15, 2013
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Delhi Transport Corporation•State owned•Fares set by Government•Gets gap-funding from the Govt.•No ITS for performance monitoring
Private Stage Carriage Bluelines• A few buses per owner• Fares set by Government• Fare box only source of revenue• Entire market risk borne by
operator
Buses in Delhi - Earlier
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Changing Face of Private Bus Operation in Delhi
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Star Bus Services – Cluster details
• The company will operate 231 buses on 32 routes, mainly concentrated in South Delhi.
• 96 buses being operated so far on 5 routes
• All buses will be Low Floor – 20% air-conditioned buses at the option of Star bus
• All buses fitted with GPS devices and constantly monitored from Central Control Room
• Integrated Voice Announcement System
• Training and re-training program for drivers – both operating and behavioral.
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Existing Operations
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Star Bus – Performance so far
Fleet Availability (May 2011 – March 2013) - 100%
Operational Efficiency (May 2011 – March 2013) – 99.2%
Total No. of passengers carried – More than 30 Lakhs
No. of passengers per day – More than 1,000 passengers
Revenue per kilometre – Rs. 43.50
Average no. of Passengers (per bus per day) – 1,150
Fuel Efficiency – 2.4 KMKG
Star Bus operates low floor, rear engine, automatic transmission Tata Marcopolo make buses which were procured in May 2011.
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Depot Facilities
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User Opinion Survey (EMBARQ India)
• 75% users find the service good and want more cluster buses to be introduced on the route.
• 15% of the users are of the opinion that there are very less buses on the route, while a very low percentage of users find the services poor.
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Cost Breakup
Fuel (CNG) 50%
Drivers 15%
Maintenance 20%
Others 15%
• Similar to other public transport agencies, fuel constitutes almost 50% of the total operating cost and thus is a major cost component.
• In the first year of operations the fuel efficiency of the buses was an average of 2.5 km/kg. As the buses grew older, the fuel efficiency began deteriorating and presently is approximately 2.4km/kg.
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Key Factors Effecting Fuel Performance
There are 3 key factors which effect the fuel performance of the buses.
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Driver Training Workshop• EMBARQ India through a renowned driving instructor to impart driver
training to some of the driver s of Star Bus.
• 40 drivers belonging to two routes were identified for training for improving their fuel efficiency and safety.
• The training program was conducted from January 8-11,2013 at Millennium Depot, Delhi, in 2 batches of 20 drivers who underwent 1 day of classroom training and 1 day of practical training along their regular bus routes.
• The field training results which were an improvement of 50-60% over the current fuel efficiency, pleasantly surprised the drivers themselves who were estimating an improvement of about 10 – 20% over their existing performance.
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Driving Training Workshop - Photographs
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Key Issues Identified
• An overview of automatic transmission technology of which the drivers had very little knowledge and the time taken for the system to switch between gears.
• Measures to prevent air leakage and engine oil leakage.
• The position of the foot on the accelerator pedal which is the prime factor which dictates fuel efficiency
After in-depth analysis and discussion with drivers, the following key issues were identified.
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Improvement in Drivers’ Performance
Fuel Efficiency(km/kg)
Number of Drivers
Post Training Pre Training<2.0 0% 3%2.2-2.3 11% 9%2.3-2.4 3% 29%2.4-2.5 24% 14%2.5-2.6 27% 26%2.6-2.7 16% 9%2.7-2.8 11% 6%2.8-2.9 5% 0%2.9-3.0 0% 0%>3.0 3% 6% 100% 100%
Fuel Efficiency Training has brought remarkable results in the performance of Drivers.
• 50% of trained drivers start getting a fuel efficiency of more than 2.5 KMKG.
• Drivers which were getting fuel efficiency of less than 2.0 KMKG, achieved fuel efficiency of 2.2 KMKG.
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Driving Training Workshop – Fuel Mileage
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Action Taken to Save Fuel!!
• Fixing a benchmark fuel efficiency for each of the routes
• Consistently assigning the trained drivers in pairs on the 2 shifts of the day
• Daily monitoring of data and gentle and motivational counselling of the drivers
• Prominently advertising the most fuel-efficient driver for each month
• Announcing of an incentive program with 35% of the savings from fuel charges to be awarded to the driver as bonus
Star Bus took the following initiatives to internalise the process of achieving excellence.
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Way Forward!!
With even small 10% improvement in fuel efficiency, the operator can save 30,000 Kg CNG in a month and 360,000 Kg CNG in a Year.
• Implementation of Fuel Efficiency program for all Drivers in batches, with support from Embarq India.
• Analysis of fuel consumption data for each driver and bus on daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Monitoring of fuel efficiency for each driver on monthly basis.
• Organizing Training Session for drivers to adopt safe driving practices.
• Designing MIS System for maintenance of the buses, with focus on increasing the fuel efficiency of the buses.
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Thank You!!!
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