Under Transport Canada's Freight Technology Demonstration Fund, Groupe Robert, based in Saint-Nicolas, will receive a contribution of up to $500,000 for a fuel reduction project.
"Our government is proud to support this project that will benefit the environment and help make the transportation sector more competitive at a critical time in our economy," said MP Gourde. "We are committed to reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, and this is one more step we are taking to achieve that."
This project will use data collection software to determine which specific driver behaviours are consistent with optimal fuel economy. Two hundred and fifty data collection systems will be used to gather information from more than 1,000 drivers operating in Ontario and Quebec. Drivers who continually have low rates of fuel consumption will be studied to provide a model for training other drivers. The project will run until July 2010.
"This technology is a great tool to measure, in real time, the performance of professional drivers," said Claude Robert, chief executive officer of Groupe Robert. "We appreciate the funding provided by the Government of Canada for this technology that will help freight transportation companies, like Groupe Robert, to reduce fuel consumption costs and contribute to a better and healthier environment."
The Freight Technology Demonstration Fund generates cost-shared demonstrations to test and measure new and underused freight transportation technologies that reduce greenhouse gas and air pollution in Canadian conditions. It is part of Transport Canada's ecoFREIGHT Program, which aims to reduce the effects of freight transportation on human health and the environment by promoting environmentally sound technologies and best practices in the industry.
For more information about the ecoFREIGHT program, visit www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/ecofreight/menu-eng.htm.
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