Improvement Insights Blog
UPS Efficiency Freaks
BusinessWeek Sept. 20-26, 2010 calls UPS managers “efficiency freaks.” USP began equiping trucks with sensors for everything from brake pad wear to engine efficiencies. This data has helped reduce gas consumption by 25 gallons per year per truck.
Doesn’t sound like much until you realize that UPS has an estimated 95,000 vehicles which means saving almost 2,500,000 gallons per year. Multiply that by $2.50/gallon to get a $6+ million dollar savings. And it makes for a greener planet.
Maybe we could all benefit from more “efficiency freaks.”
