If you’ve driven a commercial vehicle you would have probably heard of ECO driving which simply means driving with saving fuel in mind. Numerous studies from companies with large fleets concluded that saving fuel also needs the participation of the driver. In fact some studies have shown that the driver is more important to saving fuel than a fuel efficient engine.

The skills required to become an ECO driver is quit simple and can easily be learn in a few hours behind the wheel lessons.

One of the most important lesson I’ve learned when I took my ECO driving course was the amount of gas I wasted staying in Drive mode while waiting for the stop lights to change. I did not even notice that I could have made a significant saving if I shifted to Neutral.

There are lot of other lessons you can learn from taking up lessons in ECO driving. Regardless of what type of car you drive this course will really help you save a lot of gas and even teach you how to use GPS navigation to save fuel.