The fleet potential analysis showed that the company has a good fleet. Some of the vehicles are rather old, however all other criteria were rated with high grades. Since 2010 the company is running a test with a CNG vehicle.
The analyses of the energy efficiency and the logistic processes (both not described in this paper) showed weaknesses and room for improvement in the following areas: (1) heating of the logistics centre and (2) load factor of the vehicles.
The first measures to improve the heat management in the logistics centre were taken by mid-2009. The effects of those measures could be tracked with the environmental performance management system, proving that there were significant economisations of natural gas for heating.
As the analysis of the logistic processes was done by the end of 2009, first effects of improvements can be seen in the (on-going) assessment for the 2010 data. The first data indicate that the driven kilometres could be decreased. It is assumed that the load factor could be increased. However, as stated above, a final conclusion can only be drawn after the data collection is completed. Important data such as the amount and weight of transported goods is still missing.