(Oct.11, 2016 Beijing) Benz Trucks 2016 Drivers’ League Competition China Division held a ceremonious awarding ceremony in Sunrise Kempinski Hotel Beijing by the shore of Yanqi Lake.

2016 FleetBoard® Drivers’ League Competition lasted for 3 months from Jun.1 to Aug.31. There were no more than 500 Chinese among the  20,000+ contestants in total. Facing the powerful Deutsche corps and rivals from South Africa and other European countries, Chinese drivers have accomplished a “wonderful challenge”: 4 Chinese drivers were listed in the global top 30, among whom Zhou Yuan gained the highest rank for Chinese drivers—the 11thplace in the global ranking.

Dr. Rainer Gaertner, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks & Buses (China) Co.,Ltd., said in the complimentary address: “FleetBoard® Drivers’ League Competition is a contest to test the driving ability under the condition of fuel-saving. The Chinese competitors and their fleets have demonstrated a world-level achievement at the first year of their participation in the global competition with inspiring results.”He received the winning certificates on behalf of the Chinese fleets that entered the global top 10, in the awarding ceremony for global winning fleets given by FleetBoard® Drivers’ League Competition in Han over during IAA last month.

Meanwhile the representatives of the six best-performing fleets  received trophies conferred by Dr. Rainer Gaertner which embody their power and glory. In the global ranking, 5 Chinese fleets have entered  top ten, respectively the second, third, fourth, fifth and the eighth place.

Zhou Yuan and Zeng Yong, the two champion drivers, were awarded the Tour of Glory in Germany offered by Daimler Trucks & Buses. Zhou Yuan was invited to participate in the Benz Internal Training Program, through more systemized training,he will become a driver trainer of the enterprise to help other drivers.

Li Ming, deputy president of Huiyuan Logistics felt very happy about winning the title of Excellent Fleet for Long-distance Transport. He said Huiyuan Logistics owns 30 Benz trucks and over 60 drivers, before entering the competition, they organized rounds-after-rounds of internal screening to ensure the best driver is selected for the challenge, and in doing so, it stirred up a positive atmosphere within the company in which everyone was trying to exceed the others, learn from and help each other, thus leading to the effect that team cohesion is enhanced and drivers find professional pride in the activities. Li Ming would observe the vehicles and the driving habits of different drivers through Fleetboard® intelligent management system every day, interact and discuss how to improve driving skills with them via wechat. As the manager of the fleet, Li Ming attained a clear grasp on various data of the vehicles through Fleetboard® intelligent management system.

Gong Wenling, G.M. of the champion fleet of long-distance distribution group, Jingtie Chengtong Logistics (Beijing) Co., Ltd. showed his great gratitude to Benz Trucks for providing him with many mature solutions in the industry and comprehensive after-sale services, which enabled him to quicken the transition from the old operation style in the logistics market so that his business would step on a new phase. Meanwhile he declared, through comparison in multiple aspects, he will still choose Benz Trucks as his next batch of choice.

China is one of the most important market for Daimler Trucks. In 2013, Daimler Trucks & Buses (China) Co.,Ltd. introduced FleetBoard® intelligent fleet management system into China market, in combination with T.C.O. ® Yunying Zhihui system, it helps users to improve the operation efficiency of trucks and save logistic costs. Up to now, there are 59 fleets and 484 drivers who have adopted FleetBoard® intelligent fleet management system and its management service.

With the support from the team on value-creation training and fleet operation management consultation service of Daimler Trucks & Buses (China) Co.,Ltd., drivers’ fuel-saving driving performance increases by 7.4 percent(calculated on the basis of the scores on FleetBoard® performance analysis modules) and average fuel consumption drops by 11.7 percent. In the future, as the logistics industry is upgraded, Benz Trucks will provide more logistic fleets with FleetBoard® intelligent fleet management system, value-creation training and fleet operation management consultation service. Meanwhile, what’s more aspiring is, Benz Trucks, amid the event, offered the invitation for 2017’s Fleetboard® Drivers’ League Competition, looking forward to have more transportation staff to get involved in the competitive event with the global Benz Truck drivers.