Starrtrek Carriers Takes Top 3 Spots In Scania’s ‘A Good Driver’ Competition

The drivers from Starrtrek Carriers Sdn Bhd got the best scores and took all top 3 spots in Scania’s ‘A Good Driver’ (AGD) Competition in the truck category for the 2021/2022 period. This result also makes Starrtrek Carriers the best ‘A Good Company’ (AGC).

All 3 of its drivers had capitalised on the Scania Ecolution Fleet Management System (FMS) Control 1 training to achieve the best fuel economy and CO2 emissions reduction scores to conquer the top 3 spots.

“Congratulations to Khairul Anwar who is the AGD champion driving the Scania truck registration VGV 6398. Mat Sarimi driving Scania registration VGV 3968 is the first runner-up and Zaizul Fakerurozi driving Scania registration VGV 3986 truck is the second runner-up. Starrtrek’s data analyses of its drivers’ performance resulted in the AGD and AGC wins and reduced CO₂ emissions for future generations.” said Daniel Tan, Solutions Sales Director, Scania Southeast Asia, who visited the Starrtrek facility in Puncak Alam. At the same time, Muhammad Rifaie Abdul Rahman of Starrtrek Carriers received the recognition for the best AGC from Daniel.

Under an AGC, 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 and the drivers are provided a t-shirt with an AGD Qualifier Badge.

To win, a good driver’s driving must result in the best percentage of kilometre per litre improvement throughout the duration. This is tracked using Scania’s Fleet Management System. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will then be presented a certificate and a list of Scania premium prizes. The driver who drives most consistently in a safe, fuel-efficient, and environmentally friendly way will also receive the Champion Jacket with AGD Champion Badge. Consequently, the companies where the winners work will receive service vouchers worth RM5,000, RM3,000 and RM1,000 respectively.

Over 478 Scania vehicles from more than 42 customers in Malaysia are part of the Scania Ecolution programme. These ‘good companies’ and ‘good drivers’ are also part of the global effort to achieve their ESG and Science Based Targets together with Scania.

Scania had committed towards minimising emissions from its own products and operations. This includes cutting CO₂ emissions by 20% from its land transport per transported tonne by 2025 (using 2015 as a baseline), and by 50% from Scania’s own operations. As an Ecolution partner with Scania, the good company and its drivers also play a part in the journey towards reducing CO₂ emissions in line with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) drawn at the Paris Agreement in 2015.

“The Scania Ecolution partnership has managed to significantly lower fuel consumption of Starrtrek’s Scania fleet and reduced CO₂ emissions by 704,610 kg in the period of 2021/2022. That is equivalent to planting approximately 10,570 trees. This achievement helps us work towards meeting our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals.” stated Muhammad Rifaie, Senior Operation Executive of Starrtrek Carriers.

Starrtrek specialises in the carrier transportation of all types of vehicle with minimal handling and maximum safety. One of the 15 Starrtrek carriers is an enclosed luxury carrier that maintains confidentiality of the cars transported. All 15 Scania G-series prime movers, known for fuel efficiency, increased payload, and improved productivity for long distance trips are tailored to Starrtrek’s semi-trailer’s needs to ensure that every technical aspect between both assets (trailers and prime movers) work together as intended.

These Scania prime movers are fitted with the Fleet Management System (FMS) Control 1, tracking in real time and fitted with surveillance cameras for safety and compliance. The data collected in terms of fuel efficiency and kilometre per litre via FMS are analysed to determine the performance of the drivers.

For more information, please contact 03-7845 1000, email (smyenquiries@scania.com), visit scania.com.my or visit the nearest Scania Malaysia Sales and Services Centre and talk to a Total Solutions Executive.