MyCompanyFleet, the recently launched fleet software business set up by HR software supplier Northgate Arenso, is looking to develop a new product that will enable fleets to measure the environmental impact of every journey their employees make.

As fleet influencers increasingly look at other forms of transportation to minimise the cost to the environment and save their companies some money, this new software will give them the tools to make quick and exact decisions.

They will be able to compare the differences in CO2 output of travelling by car, aeroplane, bus or train using real-life data.

MyCompanyFleet is in the process of obtaining information from third parties, such as train and bus times, and hopes the product will be available in another three months.

It is likely to be sold as a standalone piece of software licensed per month alongside MyCompanyFleet’s Fleet HR and Fleet Acumen products.

In a second phase of development, MyCompanyFleet managing director Andrew Leech plans to add time taken and journey cost to the comparison software.

It will enable fleet decision makers to choose the best form of transport for each business journey according to their own parameters.

“This is an exciting development for us,” said Leech.

“It will help fleets to measure the environmental impact of their operations.”