How to save commercial vehicles fleet fuel

How to save commercial vehicles fleet fuel

Fuel consumption is one of the most important costs indicators when it comes to managing a fleet of commercial vehicles. Given this, finding ways to reduce the value of this indicator becomes a priority for any company operating in this field.

A method that proved effective is choosing the right lubricant. For example, it had been proved that the use of Mobil Delvac 1 LE 5W-30 can help you achieve substantial savings for your fleet of commercial vehicles.

See below three case studies which demonstrate the performance of this lubricant, also available in Romania through Star Lubricants.

1. 2% increase in fuel saving

In the case of a transport company in Sweden, ExxonMobil experts recommend switching from the use of the Mobil Delvac XHP LE 10W-40 lubricant for its fleet of commercial vehicles to the use of the Mobil Delvac 1 LE 5W-30, a high quality synthetic oil. Thus, what they wanted to achieve was the optimization of fuel consumption and the reduction of costs for the fleet’s maintenance.

For conclusive results, the company simultaneously used the two types of oils in two of the Mercedes Actros trucks they own. For 10 months, both vehicles have run on the same routes and in the same load conditions.

At the end of the tests, it was found that in the case of the truck using Mobil Delvac 1 LE what 5W-30 it was yielded a 2% increase in fuel saving. Thus, the company managed to achieve approximately 800 euro of total savings / truck regarding maintenance (fuel and consumables such as oil filters).

2. Total savings of 178.000 EUR / year for the entire fleet

Similar results were also obtained by a company in Serbia, with a fleet of 120 cargo trucks. As in the case of the Swedish company, the owners wanted to find ways to optimize the costs associated with the maintenance of each commercial vehicle.

Thus, they switched from using the Mobil Delvac XHP LE 10W-40 lubricant to the Mobil Delvac 1 LE 5W-30 lubricant, which brought the following benefits to the company:

  • 2,74% fuel savings
  • Extension of oil change interval from 80,000 km to 90,000 km
  • Decreasing of costs associated with the fleet’s maintenance

All these benefits have translated into a saving of more than 178,000 euro a year for the entire fleet of commercial vehicles.

3. Annual savings of 5200 euro / vehicle

The field tests have also been successfully replicated on the Romania market. Thus, the use of the Mobil Delvac 1 LE 5W-30 lubricant helped a passengers transport company in Romania achieve two main objectives:

  • Increase of oil change interval
  • Improvement of fuel saving

More details about how the company managed to achieve annual savings of 5200 euro / vehicle can be found here.

The above field tests prove the contribution of choosing a synthetic lubricant to the increase of fuel saving for a fleet of commercial vehicles. If you wish to benefit from these advantages as well, click on the image below and ask for a customized offer.

A Star Lubricants representative will answer in maximum 24 hours and will help you choose the Mobil lubricant that can help improve fuel saving for your fleet of commercial vehicles.

* The results presented above are based on the customers’ particular experience. The results may vary according to the type of vehicle used and to the way it is maintained, to the functioning and environment conditions as well as according to the previously used lubricant.