Environmental Effects of Eco-Driving on Courier Delivery

Juan Francisco Coloma, Marta García, Gonzalo Fernández and Andrés Monzón
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Juan Francisco Coloma: Department of Construction, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Marta García: Department of Construction, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Gonzalo Fernández: Department of Construction, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Andrés Monzón: Transport Research Centre (TRANSyT), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: In recent years, eco-driving has proven to be an effective tool for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Until now, most research carried out has focused on ordinary drivers applying eco-driving techniques on their usual routes. However, there is little research on professional driver couriers. This research is aimed at analyzing the effects that eco-driving has on fuel consumption and GHG emissions on courier deliveries in small cities such as Caceres (Spain). For this purpose, a real-life experiment was performed with professional drivers with Spanish post vans from the public sector company Correos. In the first period, driving was under normal conditions (non-eco), and after a theoretical training eco-driving course, there was a second driving period (eco). Driving parameters (speeds, accelerations, rpm, and consumptions) were recorded on all trips to analyze how effective the eco-driving was. The research concluded that eco-driving training does not correlate with more sustainable driving for professional drivers under pressure with the need to deliver packages on time. However, there is a trend in fuel savings when using higher capacity routes.

Keywords: eco-driving; courier delivery; professional driver; CO 2 emissions; fuel consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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