Should you care about what trucking companies do to be more eco-friendly? Yes.
The transportation industry accounts for 29% of the world’s CO2 emissions. Considering we move around 72% of the nation’s freight by weight, it makes sense that we contribute a little over a quarter of the global emissions. Planet Earth deserves our love and concern, so here are some specific actions we have taken to ensure a more sustainable future for generations to come:
To see specific ways we work to increase fuel efficiency, check out our article titled “8 ways to improve fuel efficiency”. As we all know, knowledge only goes so far. That’s why we give monthly bonuses to our drivers based on idle time and miles per gallon.
An estimated 35% of trucks on the road today are running empty. That equates to around 72 million metric tons of C02 emissions in a year. That’s why a main priority for our dispatchers is planning loads in advance with the goal to avoid empty miles as much as possible. This also increases the amount of gross a driver is making, so it’s a win-win.
APUs help drivers utilize truck functions without the need to keep the engine running. They save around a gallon of diesel fuel per hour of idling time according to Green APU. This helps drivers stay more fuel efficient, and it helps the environment.
What do you typically do with those AA batteries when they run out? You could be recycling them. We recycle our batteries through EverLights. We also have a weekly dumpster pickup for all our cardboard and paper.
Every minute around 1 million disposable cups are dumped into landfills. To avoid more unnecessary trash, we provide each of our employees with mugs and reusable water bottles to cut down on the waste that eventually ends up in our oceans. If you need more motivation to avoid disposable cups, according to Study Finds, the microplastic layer in a paper cup degrades within 15 minutes when used for hot beverages. This leaves around 10.2 billion microplastics in the cup you are drinking.
