CR England has always valued fuel efficiency in their drivers as a way to keep the ever-increasing rise of fuel prices from breaking the bank of both the company and the drivers. As a show of appreciation to those drivers who have display fuel efficiency and to encourage others to improve, last year England began a Harley Giveaway.
Each quarter C.R. England has a competition for their drivers. The competition gauges a driver’s fuel efficiency and based on it, the drivers are entered in a raffle to win a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Once the raffle entries are all submitted, five finalists are drawn and brought to England headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Once at the corporate headquarters, the finalists are presented to the company and an introduction of their fuel accomplishments are read. Then the big moment, each of the finalists are given a key, only one of which will start the engine of the Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Last month England had the opportunity to hold the competition and award those drivers who showed true pride in their work and kept their fuel efficiency in line. This year’s five finalists were Christopher Mickels, Patricia Kingrey, James Watt, Michael Greenhalgh, and John Cavuoto. As part of the giveaway ceremony, each of the drivers shared highlights with C.R. England about their driving career and their fuel efficiency techniques.
Though not all finalists receive a motorcycle, all finalist are awarded other great prized averaging in value of $500. This quarter, the lucky winner of CR England’s Harley Giveaway was Patricia Kingrey. Patricia won a Harley Davidson XL1200 Nightster.
CR England plans on continuing the fuel competition and Harley Giveaway each quarter and looks forward to the progress it will spur in the company. The next quarter’s prize will be a 2012 Harley Iron 883. For information on how to enter the CR England Harley Giveaway visit http://www.crengland.com/saltlakecity/fuelpromo/
Congratulations to Patricia Kingrey and all other C.R. England drivers who were able to improve their fuel efficiency.
To read about each of the five finalists and their techniques to maintain fuel efficiency, see below:
Christopher Mickels has been with CR England since August of 2010 and currently drives for England’s Intermodal division. He currently runs a 2011 Freightliner M2 and averaged 7.31 mpg, which was over 5/10ths greater than his fleet and just shy of 7/10th greater than the Intermodal Division average for the 4th quarter. Chris claims to attribute his success to following what he has been taught at CR England, including checking tire pressure regularly and driving well below the posted speed limit. He also works hard to be in the right gear for the situation and says proper trip planning is a must.
Patricia Kingrey Pat currently runs 2nd seat with her son James who owns a 2005 Volvo. They mother and son team drive for a Dedicated fleet based out of Nevada. Pat has been with CR England since May of 2011 and was able to average a 7.39 mpg with a 4.7% idle time. Pat attributes her success to great training from her son. He has taught her progressive and smooth shifting and how to trip plan. Pat is very proud to be in a 2005 Volvo driving over Donner’s Pass twice a day and still keeping a high MPG.
James Watt currently leases a 2009 Freightliner Cascadia, and runs for England’s National Division. James has been with CR England since April of 2011 and was able to average 7.66 mpg with an average idle time of 6% for 4th Quarter. James is also a trainer and his truck average, which includes his students driving, was at 7.02 mpg. Both of those numbers are well above his peers in his fleet and division. James attributes his success to proper shifting, using cruise control as much as possible when it is safe, and checking the tire pressure on truck and trailer. James also runs full strength synthetic oil and greases his 5th wheel often.
Michael Greenhalgh has been with CR England since August of 2011 and is a Company Driver. He currently works in a recovery fleet and resides in Utah. Michael was able to average a 7.32 mpg and keep his average idle to 3.5%. One thing that is amazing is this was done while recovering several different trucks that Michael had no direct experience with that piece of equipment. His average is also 5/10th greater than the average of his peers in the recovery fleet. Michael attributes his success to keeping a steady pace and using cruise control as much as possible. He also mentioned that he strives to be in the correct gear on hills and other situations where shifting may be tricky.
John Cavuoto currently owns a 2011 Kenworth, and drives for CR England’s National division. He has been with CR England since January of 2011 and is also a Phase 1 Trainer and has great success with his students. John averaged 7.4 mpg and his idle percentage was only 1.2%. His MPG was close to 5/10ths greater then both his fleet and division. John mentioned to England that he is the ultimate miser when it comes to fuel. A few things he that he attributed to his success was making sure to always turn off the truck, even if you think you will only be idling for 30 seconds. He runs his truck at 55-56 mph and tries to teach his students to do the same. With careful trip planning, he is able to run 600 miles in a shift and he does that most days. John believes if you take care of the little things, the big picture will also come into focus by itself.
0 comments:
Post a Comment