Heavy Duty Trucking, November 2018

NOVEMBER 2018 HDT 51 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM operate some heavy duty trucks for hire private or government large or small on highway or vocational or local delivery What makes a Top Green Fleet Ill admit its a subjective decision We dont have any sort of complex greenhouse gas measurement like the EPA does We look at long term commitment to sustainability but also pay special attention to new initiatives We look for companies that are acting as leaders in their industry promoting fuel efficiency and alternative fuels participating in pilot projects and testing new technologies The following 25 companies are the ones weve identified as this years leaders They are presented in alphabetical order Think your fleet has what it takes to be an HDT Top Green Fleet Drop me an email at dlockridge@ truckinginfo com outlining why and well put you in our selection process for next year e see more fleets focusing not only on fuel efficiency and alternative fuels but also on larger measures such as freight efficiency and shrinking their carbon footprint For instance if you can spec equipment or use data analytics or work with your customers to reduce the amount of empty space youre using fuel to haul around thats improved freight efficiency Companies are looking at reducing not only the carbon footprint produced by their equipment but also by their facilities by installing energy efficient lighting solar panels and even wind turbines How do we choose our Top Green Fleets We comb through nominations as well as the press releases from the past year and the stories weve run We look at all sizes and types of fleets as long as they W A Duie Pyle West Chester Pennsylvania The regional less than truckload company operates more than 1000 vehicles Its building green facilities like the one that opened in the Bronx in January using 100 LED lighting with tube lights in shops and break rooms harnessing natural sunlight Radiant heat flooring and motion activated lighting in older facilities reduce energy costs On trucks cruise control is integrated with collision mitigation systems saving fuel along with automatic tire pressure inflation systems aerodynamic skirts auxiliary power units and 11L and 13L engines The company recycles all of the oil used in its trucks and equipment and recycles 80 of the water used when washing trucks Anheuser Busch St Louis Missouri Anheuser Busch made headlines this year when it announced it had placed an order for up to 800 hydrogen electric heavy duty trucks from Nikola Motor Co as part of a plan to convert its entire dedicated fleet to renewable power by 2025 And late last year it said it had ordered 40 new Tesla Semi electric tractors to help the company meet its sustainable transportation goal to reduce its carbon footprint by 30 by 2025 Catalina Pacific Glendora California Catalina Pacific a CalPortland company recently deployed 118 heavy duty concrete mixer trucks in greater Los Angeles equipped A Duie Pyles last mile division is using diesel electric hybrid trucks in New York City Anheuser Busch says it will convert its entire dedicated fleet to renewable power by 2025 Catalina Pacific is using near zero emissions natural gas engines in concrete mixer trucks