WGM Engineering Group has cut fuel costs by 22% across its 90-strong fleet of vans using TomTom Telematics’ fleet management platform.

Fuel efficiency has improved from 33.8mpg to 36mpg since the system was first installed 12 months ago, thanks to new insights on managing driver behaviour.

Idling time has also dropped  27%, from 11 minutes per day to eight minutes, while speeding time has been slashed by 90%, from an average 1% of driving time to 0.1%.

The company, which offers a complete turnkey solution for mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, has engineers on call around the clock, often travelling to remote areas to carry out repairs and maintenance.

TomTom’s fleet management platform Webfleet allows the company to monitor a wide range of KPIs, including speeding incidents, idling, arrival and departure times on site and real-time planning.

"We began to see results immediately,” said Yvonne Thompson, head of HR at WGM.

“Drivers quickly realised the benefits for them, as well as for the company, in making use of the OptiDrive 360 reporting tool, which monitors driver behaviour recording incidents such as speeding, harsh braking and idling.

“We are now able to show both existing and prospective customers that we can track the exact arrival times on site and the length of stay.

"Such transparency is a powerful tool in reinforcing our commitment to customer service and also demonstrates transparency.”

Webfleet also integrates with WGM's vehicle maintenance software Fleetcheck, enabling mileage for each vehicle to be updated to monitor service and maintenance.