Valvoline, a marketer of fuel-efficient truck engine oils, lubricants and chemicals, is teaming up with tiwi, a provider of telematics and driver-mentoring systems, to launch a program to deliver better fleet fuel mileage, backed with an exclusive limited Fuel Proof Guarantee.
The guarantee covers a 120-day customer demonstration period and is being offered to fleet operators with a minimum enrollment of 30 trucks. The two companies work with fleet maintenance managers to establish baseline data using the tiwi onboard system. Valvoline’s Premium Blue Extreme SAE 5W-40 full synthetic engine oil and Syn Gard FE gear oil are then installed. Additionally, the tiwi verbal-coaching system is activated to provide drivers with real-time verbal mentoring about speeding violations, aggressive driving, other inefficient habits, seat belt use and more.
After the completion of the Fuel Proof customer demonstration period, if the fleet has not shown an increase in fuel economy, Valvoline and tiwi said they would remove their products from the vehicles used in the demonstration and reimburse the fleet for any incremental costs.
Valvoline enlisted two independent test facilities and multiple real-life customers to validate MPG gains, using the EPA SmartWay certified J1321 protocol. Results varied depending on loads, routes and drivers. Less-than-truckload applications and P&D operations achieved the highest fuel economy improvement, the companies said. Adding tiwi vehicle monitoring and driver mentoring is expected to yield greater gains in virtually every type of fleet operation, tiwi added.
