Anywhere on the forum I can get guidelines / agreements / LTB's regarding Trimble use?
Can't find much, have a member being taken off driving as a punishment after Trimble reports his driving has been particularly poor.
I'm aware it's not meant to be used for conduct, nor real time reporting.
Want to see it in black and white though.
Cheers.
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Light Commercial Vehicle Driver Behaviour Proof of Concept
Terms of Reference
Background
A trial has been underway on 120 Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in the West region using driver behaviour technology and a product known as Ashwood Lightfoot. The purpose of this trial was to identify if fitting of vehicle in-cab technology can assist in significant fuel savings by further influencing / changing driver behaviours / driving style and to further identify if this driving style change has the potential to further reduce road traffic collisions in line with the zero accident programme.
This technology provides real-time feedback to the driver in the form of warning lights and sounds which give the driver immediate notification when set parameters are exceeded. Therefore the system provides real time coaching to the driver. The trial is showing positive results and RMG would like to explore the fitment of such technology across a wider range of LCVs (approx. 13,000).
A competitive tender has been completed and the successful supplier was not the same supplier as the current trial, therefore, it has been proposed that a short ‘proof of concept’ trial be carried out with the successful company’s hardware to ensure that similar levels of benefits can be achieved.
Proposed Trial
The proposal is to install the hardware onto 101 vehicles in 6 offices. The plan is for the following criteria to be met within the trial:
A mix of different ages of vehicle
A mix of rural, town and city locations, across 3 regions
A mix of different vehicle makes and models to be captured.
National Fleet Engineering will again oversee all vehicle technical fitment / changes and assess the potential for the equipment to be fitted by Royal Mail Fleet Technicians. In order to gauge the success of the file the hardware will be installed into the vehicles and initially the feedback lights will be inactive. There will then follow a two week ‘blind trial’ during which data will be collected by the hardware without any feedback being given to the drivers. This data will act as a baseline. Following the two week period the real time feedback will be activated and the data will be monitored regularly. Before the system is ‘activated’ all sites and drivers will receive a face to face briefing. Data collected will be used to identify fuel savings potential and impact on RTA reduction. Outputs may be used to support and coach derivers on ECO driving and safe driving techniques.
The monitoring will be on a vehicle basis only and there is no requirement to associate the driver with the vehicle. No data gathered during the trial can or will be used to initiate or support misconduct charges or allegations against individual drivers.
There will be no changes to driver’s duties, earnings or attendance times.
There will be no expected Health & Safety issues, or changes to SSOW. It is the hope that driver safety could potentially be increased by a change of driver style.
The operational impact of the trial should be zero, all vehicles will be fitted with equipment out of operational hours to minimise vehicle downtime.
It is proposed that vehicles will be installed as follows:
Region
Office
Vehicles
EAST
DERBY DO
40
NORTH
CHESTERFIELD DO
8
NORTH
LEEDS CITY DO
10
NORTH
WORKSOP DO
12
WEST
KIDDERMINSTER DO
24
WEST
KNUTSFORD DO
7
101
Objectives
1. Install the Trimble hardware on 101 x light commercial vehicles.
2. Obtain accurate baseline data for a period of two weeks (real-time feedback disabled).
3. Deliver training to affected drivers on how the system works.
4. Activate the driver behaviour feedback.
5. Joint review of the data on a weekly basis to monitor progress. The review of this data will be shared with the CWU.
6. Success of the trial would be calculated in fuel savings – having to achieve a MPG improvement of at least 10%
Timelines
Installations – W/C 6th July 2015
Blind trials to commence – W/C 13th July 2015
Switch on of functionality – W/C 27thJuly 2015
Trial completed – 21st August 2015
Review meeting – W/C 24th August 2015
Bob Gibson Sarah Walker
Communication Workers Union Royal Mail Group
Terms of Reference
Background
A trial has been underway on 120 Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in the West region using driver behaviour technology and a product known as Ashwood Lightfoot. The purpose of this trial was to identify if fitting of vehicle in-cab technology can assist in significant fuel savings by further influencing / changing driver behaviours / driving style and to further identify if this driving style change has the potential to further reduce road traffic collisions in line with the zero accident programme.
This technology provides real-time feedback to the driver in the form of warning lights and sounds which give the driver immediate notification when set parameters are exceeded. Therefore the system provides real time coaching to the driver. The trial is showing positive results and RMG would like to explore the fitment of such technology across a wider range of LCVs (approx. 13,000).
A competitive tender has been completed and the successful supplier was not the same supplier as the current trial, therefore, it has been proposed that a short ‘proof of concept’ trial be carried out with the successful company’s hardware to ensure that similar levels of benefits can be achieved.
Proposed Trial
The proposal is to install the hardware onto 101 vehicles in 6 offices. The plan is for the following criteria to be met within the trial:
A mix of different ages of vehicle
A mix of rural, town and city locations, across 3 regions
A mix of different vehicle makes and models to be captured.
National Fleet Engineering will again oversee all vehicle technical fitment / changes and assess the potential for the equipment to be fitted by Royal Mail Fleet Technicians. In order to gauge the success of the file the hardware will be installed into the vehicles and initially the feedback lights will be inactive. There will then follow a two week ‘blind trial’ during which data will be collected by the hardware without any feedback being given to the drivers. This data will act as a baseline. Following the two week period the real time feedback will be activated and the data will be monitored regularly. Before the system is ‘activated’ all sites and drivers will receive a face to face briefing. Data collected will be used to identify fuel savings potential and impact on RTA reduction. Outputs may be used to support and coach derivers on ECO driving and safe driving techniques.
The monitoring will be on a vehicle basis only and there is no requirement to associate the driver with the vehicle. No data gathered during the trial can or will be used to initiate or support misconduct charges or allegations against individual drivers.
There will be no changes to driver’s duties, earnings or attendance times.
There will be no expected Health & Safety issues, or changes to SSOW. It is the hope that driver safety could potentially be increased by a change of driver style.
The operational impact of the trial should be zero, all vehicles will be fitted with equipment out of operational hours to minimise vehicle downtime.
It is proposed that vehicles will be installed as follows:
Region
Office
Vehicles
EAST
DERBY DO
40
NORTH
CHESTERFIELD DO
8
NORTH
LEEDS CITY DO
10
NORTH
WORKSOP DO
12
WEST
KIDDERMINSTER DO
24
WEST
KNUTSFORD DO
7
101
Objectives
1. Install the Trimble hardware on 101 x light commercial vehicles.
2. Obtain accurate baseline data for a period of two weeks (real-time feedback disabled).
3. Deliver training to affected drivers on how the system works.
4. Activate the driver behaviour feedback.
5. Joint review of the data on a weekly basis to monitor progress. The review of this data will be shared with the CWU.
6. Success of the trial would be calculated in fuel savings – having to achieve a MPG improvement of at least 10%
Timelines
Installations – W/C 6th July 2015
Blind trials to commence – W/C 13th July 2015
Switch on of functionality – W/C 27thJuly 2015
Trial completed – 21st August 2015
Review meeting – W/C 24th August 2015
Bob Gibson Sarah Walker
Communication Workers Union Royal Mail Group
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