Freight Best Practices




Freight Best Practice
is funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and managed by Faber Maunsell Ltd to promote operational efficiency within freight operations in England.

Freight Best Practice offers FREE essential information for the freight industry covering topics such as saving fuel, developing skills, equipment and systems, operational efficiency and performance management.

All FREE materials are available to download from this site or can be ordered through the Hotline on 0845 877 0 877 


Fuel Ready Reckoner
The Fuel Ready Reckoner is a new Freight Best Practice tool which allows you to quickly estimate how much fuel and money you could save for various different fuel saving interventions.
 
5 simple steps allow you to research and see how much money and fuel you could save with different fuel saving methods, find the best ways to become more fuel efficient and see how to implement your fuel saving changes. 

You can either look at a Quick Example for 2 different types of vehicles or customise the tool to produce more detailed results taking into account the specific operation of your fleet. There are 4 million different combinations of interventions to try - click here to start saving now!
Click here for the presentation video

Best Practice Video Clips

Over the coming weeks you will be able to view a series of video clips from Industry members including the Freight Ambassadors. These provide best practice advice for various aspects of your operation.

Vehicle Maintenance

'A well maintained vehicle is a fuel efficient vehicle, so make sure you are on top of your service schedules.'

To view the clip click please click on the the image or here.


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Introduction to Freight Best Practice

Please click on the image to play an introduction to the Freight Best Practice programme and gain an overview on the information the programme provides to help you achieve operational efficiency.

Click here for the presentation video