That’s the finding of Goodyear’s White Paper on “Mobility of the Future: Smart Fleets and the Future of the Transport Industry”.

Launched at the company´s transport industry symposium in Brussels, the paper finds that:

• 53% of fleet managers favour more incentives for environmentally–friendly fleets, and 60% favour incentives for buying fuel-efficient tyres;
• One in ten (11%) fleet managers cite the impact of regulations as one of the top two challenges facing the road industry as a whole;
• Almost three in four (74%) fleet managers believe that reducing fuel taxes would have a positive impact on the road freight industry, and a further 72% support investment in the road network. 


Other key findings of the White Paper “Mobility of the Future: Smart Fleets and the Future of the Transport Industry” include: 



• Four in ten (40%) of fleet managers still cite rising fuel costs as their greatest concern; 

• To tackle the rising cost of fuel, almost all (92%) fleet managers say they measure their fleets’ fuel consumption; 

• Two thirds (66%) of fleet managers who use telematics also pass relevant information onto their drivers to help them improve the efficiency of their driving; 

• Hiring and retaining of skilled drivers is also a top concern for fleet managers, with one quarter (25%) citing this as their greatest or second greatest concern.

‘Our research shows that the road freight industry is willing to become even more sustainable. It clearly points out that fleets are already investing in technologies reducing fuel consumption and need further support from European and national regulators.  Our White Paper provides actionable recommendations how the institutions can help the transport industry to drive a sustainable future,’ said Michel Rzonzef, vice president of the Commercial Business Unit for Goodyear Europe, Middle East and Africa.