In 2009, like other transport operators at the time, Brit European faced a number of challenges. As the global economy headed for recession, the company was faced with an increasingly challenging market. A base of fixed costs that were not tied to activity levels added additional pressure. Tough decisions were needed to make sure Brit European remained a successful business.<\/p>\n
In 2009, like other transport operators at the time, Brit European faced a number of challenges. As the global economy headed for recession, the company was faced with an increasingly challenging market. A base of fixed costs that were not tied to activity levels added additional pressure. Tough decisions were needed to make sure Brit European remained a successful business.<\/p>\n
Brit European embarked on its Environmental Efficiency Project \u2013 an ambitious plan to use equipment design, aerodynamics, technology, staff training and alternative fuels to drive down environmental impact and drive operational efficiency. As part of the project, which involves reducing carbon emissions across the fleet by 25%, Brit European is keen to minimise the intrinsic link to oil prices, by using compressed natural gas as a fuel. The company invested in dual fuel vehicles, to reduce running costs and environmental impact.<\/p>\n
Telematics is playing a key role in the company achieving these objectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In 2011, transport operator Brit European embarked on an ambitious strategy to tackle the post recession market. Rather than scale back, the company launched its Environmental Efficiency Project \u2013 a bold plan to use equipment design, aerodynamics, technology and staff training to reduce its environmental impact and increase operational efficiency. Since then they have also adopted dual fuel vehicles, running on both diesel and compressed natural gas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2027,"template":"","categories":[1001,879,863,842,838,834,830,827,800,796,792,789],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16317","case-studies","type-case-studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transport-logistics-me","category-business-management-me","category-fleet-management-me","category-crm-customer-communications-me","category-workforce-resource-management-me","category-route-management-me","category-schedule-management-me","category-journey-management-me","category-driver-customer-communications-me","category-driver-performance-me","category-vehicle-tracking-utilisation-me","category-telematics-me","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n