Swans Travel have introduced GreenRoad to their fleet of chauffeur cars, MPVs and coaches.

The Manchester-based operator has already halved its idling and cut fuel by 5%. Swans Travel expects to save £100,000 a year through increased safety, less idling and engine wear.

Since GreenRoad's telematics technology started giving real-time feedback on driving performance, overall safety scores have significantly increased.

Swans Travel is also seeing big savings every day using the idling feature. Previously, Swans Travel was averaging over 10 hours a day of idling. This has now been cut to by 60% to less than five hours a day, resulting in a reduction in fuel and CO2 emissions.

 Kieran Swindells, managing director at Swans Travel, anticipates further savings with the launch of its driver incentive programme. "92% of our drivers are regularly achieving a green safety score, so we estimate we will be spending £25,000 a year on incentives, whilst achieving a sizeable return on our investment in GreenRoad. Most importantly, we are continuously increasing our safety and reducing emissions," he said.

Swans Travel's commitment to reducing driver risk and improving fuel economy will contribute towards its goals of being carbon neutral by 2015 and achieving ISO9001 certification later this year.