Oxfordshire’s Stagecoach bus drivers have beaten 18 Stagecoach regions to retain the Christopher Ball Memorial Award for a third consecutive year, after demonstrating consistently strong driving performance over the past year.
Christopher Ball, Stagecoach Ecodriver Project Manager, worked tirelessly to roll out the GreenRoad eco-driving technology to Stagecoach’s bus companies across the UK and was a respected and well-liked employee.
Following his passing in 2014 the company paid tribute to him with an awards scheme in his memory.
To date, use of GreenRoad’s system and Stagecoach’s comprehensive driver training programme has helped deliver an improvement in fuel efficiency and reduction in CO2 emissions across Stagecoach operations in the UK.
Of Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s drivers, 46% were awarded Fleet Elite status and, of those, 21% achieved the ‘Super Gold’ badge for consistently maintaining the highest driving standard for four consecutive years.
This is a huge accolade for the team and I am delighted that our drivers’ commitment to delivering safe, smooth and fuel efficient driving for our customers has been recognised again.
To be awarded as the best for a third consecutive year is a great achievement and I would personally like to thank all of our drivers for their hard work.
Martin Sutton
Managing Director
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire
