Driving styles in IsotrakADC upskilling

• Where to find Threshold details.

• Explain what the new and existing thresholds mean.

• Coaching tips.

• How to obtain reports.

• Which reports are best to highlight top impacting driver behaviors.

• Q&A session.

Agenda

From the Royal Mail dashboard:

go to Administration

System preferences

Manage settings

Vehicle driving styles

New National Driving Style (or depot style at present).

Below are the Harsh Braking threshold settings for Birmingham and an example of how the new threshold setting screen will look.

Where to find threshold details

Existing Thresholds;

• Time in idling, as a total.

• Harsh braking count, as a total.

No longer reported;

• Time in green band, as a total.

• Harsh acceleration, as a total.

• Distance in cruise, as a % of distance travelled

Remaining thresholds;

• Time idling over threshold, as a % of engine on time.

• Harsh braking, as occurrence per 100 miles.

Now reported;

• Over rev, as a % of engine on time.

• Eco roll, as a % of drive time.

Thresholds, existing and new

Total time idling over the 3 minute threshold, including the 3 minutes, as a % of total ‘engine on’ time.

Why is it measured?

• Wasted fuel.

• Unnecessary pollution.

• Modern engines do not need ‘warming up’ or ‘warming down’.

• Cab night heaters are far more economical and efficient.

• Largely habit. Turn engine off on arrival, start engine just prior to leaving.

Excessive Idling

Measured as the loss of 1.5 meters per second, per second in speed. Reported as number of Harsh Braking events per 100 miles.

What leads to Harsh Braking?

• Approach speed.

• Inattention.

• ‘Racing the lights’ etc.

• Unavoidable incidents.

Remedy;

• Look further ahead and plan your deceleration early, good use of mirrors, look for potential hazards and assume the other person hasn’t seen you.

Harsh braking

Triggered when the revs exceed green band + 100 rpm. Not effected by correct exhaust brake use.

• Measured as time over threshold as a % of ‘engine on time’.

Possible reasons;

• Cold engine at start of shift.

• Excessive throttle application.

• Reaction to delay in ‘pick up’ at roundabouts/junctions etc.

• Previous drivers poor style.

Remedy;

• Gentle application of accelerator, use only 50% of pedal travel.

Over rev

Forward motion with feet off pedals and in gear. Free miles.

• Measured as a % of total distance.

Remedy:

• Plan your approach to lights, junctions, roundabouts, standing traffic etc, early and use exhaust brake as much as possible.

• Use exhaust brake early on downward hills to arrest speed and reduce need to use brakes, change down manually to help.

• Take foot off the accelerator prior to apex of hill, let velocity take you over.

• Results in a more relaxed, less tiring driving style.

Eco Roll

•From the Dashboard, select Reports/ ATMSi reports.

•Build your list of favorites.

•Scheduling reports.

•Use of Excel to obtain useful data.

Obtaining reports

• Driving Style Scorecard (by Driver) 140.

Individual score, up to 31 days availability, during previous 400 days.

Monitoring Driver Behavior

Driving Style Trend Analysis 472:

4 week trend report.

Monitoring Driver Behavior

• CANbus Driver Driving Styles Analysis Report 297.

Individual day report, up to 8 days availability, during previous 400 days.

Monitoring Driver Behavior

• CANbus Driver Analysis Report 293.

Individual score, up to 92 days availability, during previous 400 days.

Monitoring Driver Behavior

• Driving Style Rating (by driver day) 276.

Individual day report, up to 8 days availability, during previous 400 days

Monitoring Driver Behavior

Any Questions?