Milk & More cuts fleet costs by £2m

Online grocery and milk delivery firm Milk & More has cut its annual fleet operating costs by £2 million, after switching to electric vehicle (EVs) and adopting Geotab solutions.

Milk & More began to transition its delivery fleet from diesel vehicles to German-made EVs, known as Street Scooters. It also took on a number of LDV (Maxus) EV80 vans. Since then, it has rolled out 500 EVs.

All its vehicles are integrated with the Geotab GO telematics device. Together with Geotab partner LEVL Telematics, the solution delivers real-time telematics data and supports the monitoring of driver behaviour, energy consumption, and the economic and environmental impact of the EV transition within its fleet.

The shift to EVs has saved the company more than £2 million in annual fuel costs, along with a reduction of 1.8 million litres of diesel consumption and 4,920 tonnes of CO2 emissions—data the company was able to measure and track thanks to the power of telematics, powered by Geotab.

Andy Sandison, head of fleet for Milk & More, said: "Geotab's fleet management solution consolidates data from our diverse vehicle fleet, providing invaluable insights for our business. Prior to using telematics, we had little or no knowledge of our fleet or its performance. Now, we have access to every piece of data on fleet management, performance, driver behaviour and environmental impacts. The improvements have been nothing less than staggering."

Customised reports available on the MyGeotab web-based fleet management software empowered Milk & More's fulfilment centre managers to incorporate safety behaviour metrics into driver toolbox talks. This provided drivers with invaluable feedback, fostering safer practices on the road. By improving driver behaviour and reducing harsh braking, acceleration, cornering, and speeding incidents, the company achieved a 21% decrease in speeding occurrences. These enhancements not only contribute to safer roads but also improved energy efficiency and extended EV range by 19%.

David Savage, vice president, Geotab, UK & Ireland, added: “Milk and More is a powerful example of how intelligent data can build powerful insights into a fleet’s performance. It is also the building block to a zero carbon future. Milk and More is an example of how near real-time data can lay the groundwork for fundamental change in fleet performance and a reduced environmental impact.” 

To read the full case study, click here: www.geotab.com/uk/case-study/milk-and-more/