KUALA LUMPUR: The best Konsortium E-Mutiara Bhd (KEMB) drivers won the first, second and third place in Scania’s ‘A Good Driver’ Competition.
The winners drove coaches that are subscribed to Scania Ecolution agreement and achieved the best fuel economy and CO2 emission reductions.
The champion is Razali Mat, the first runner-up is Mohd Ruhaimie Mohd Noor and second runner-up is Mohd Zaki Said.
They received their prizes at the KEMB’s headquarters in Kota Bharu.
The best driver in the contest got the Champion Jacket with AGD Champion Badge. Corresponding companies to the winners get service vouchers worth RM5,000/3,000/1,000 respectively.
Under Scania’s programme, "A Good Driver" (AGD) is a truck or coach and bus driver from "A Good Company".
The drivers automatically qualify as long as they are part of the Scania Ecolution partnerships and drive the specific vehicles under the programme.
The vehicles they drive are marked with a Scania Ecolution sticker plus a t-shirt with AGD Qualifier Badge.
To win, a good driver’s driving must result in the best percentage of km per litre improvement throughout the duration.
This can be tracked using Scania Fleet Management System.
“Congratulations to KEMB as ‘A Good Company’ for being the best winner in this competition. Its unwavering commitment in the Scania Ecolution partnership will not only produce top-class drivers that saves fuel but also reduce CO2 emissions for the environment and future generation,” stated Thor Brenden, service sales and operations director, Scania Southeast Asia.
The total KEMB fleet of 69 units carries 2 brands of coaches: The E-Mutiara Premier brand and the Musafir Economy brand, catering to different set of target passengers.
A further 18 units will be delivered accordingly.
After more than 20 years of sustainable partnership between KEMB and Scania, KEMB was the first to sign the Scania Ecolution agreement in Asia when it was introduced in 2018.
This move was another milestone as KEMB has already signed-up for the Repair & Maintenance (R&M) and the Fleet management System Control 10 (FMS) for its fleet.
This move gave the opportunity to KEMB to reduce CO2 emissions while lowering fuel consumption for its fleet.
To attest to KEMB’s commitment to the Scania Ecolution agreement, it has managed to significantly lower fuel consumption of its fleet and reduced CO2 emissions by 2,358,338 kg. that is equivalent to the planting of approximately 35,375 trees from day one up till present day of the Scania Ecolution partnership.
