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• The correct tyres can improve vehicle mpg by 4.72%.
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Ask your supplier for the right compromise between durability and rolling resistance for your application.
Actual improvements recorded have been between 0.15mpg (1.57%) and 0.87mpg (9.07%) Energy-efficient tyres have optimised rolling resistance, hut their lifespan will be roughly 20% shorter. FBP says such tyres cut CO, by 5,112kg over one year on trunking or £1,836 a year. Typically, energy efficient tyres on a 4x2 will cost an extra 30p/km but could save 70p/km.
Check the correct tyre inflation every week.
Wheel alignment
Info taken from: Keeping Profit on Track with Wheel alignment: www.freightbestpractice.org.uk/default. aspx?appid=1960&pid=147 •
"Generally the highest savings are for rigid vehicles, lower for articulated vehicles and smallest for draw-bars"
Road Haulage Association: www.rha.net/adviceandinfo/ rha-carbon-footorint-explained.pdf/view?searchterm=env iron ment Freight Best Practice: www.freightbestpractice.org.uk/ de fautt.aspx ppid=1960&cid=36 CarbonFTA: www.fta.co.uk/information/campaigns/ ctirnate-c hamlet Safe and fuel efficient driving (Sated) www.safed.org.uk/ Royal. Society for the Prevention of Accidents www.rospa-com/ drivertraininq/courses/drtver.jraining/defensive_19V.htm