Going Green

ATD panel delves into how
trucking should do green
, By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor, Fleet Owner

Trucking experts believe the industry can no longer view the term "green truck" solely in terms of emission reductions....

Event focuses on going green, supplemental funding
, By Wendy Leavitt, director editorial development, FleetOwner.com

Peterbilt, Rush Truck Centers - North America's largest network of heavy- and medium-duty truck dealerships, and other supplier partners, including Eaton Roadranger, Cummins and Westport Innovations, hosted a special “Go Green” event this week in California. The purpose was to give fleets the opportunity to put the latest green trucks through their paces, and explain how supplemental federal and state funds can help fleets pay for these vehicles and/or retrofit older trucks with green technology...

EPA authorizes CARB
to enforce TRU ATCM

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the California Air Resources Board (CARB) authorization to enforce the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)....

Fresh & Easy taps the sun
to help ease energy bills

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market announced the solar panel installation at its California distribution center is providing nearly three quarters of the facility’s energy....

SmartWay awards salute
environmental stewards

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Partnership has presented SmartWay Excellence Awards to 27 freight industry organizations that have made significant contributions to protecting the environment through participation in the partnership....

H-E-B harnesses the wind
to power support center

H-E-B and Wind Energy Corporation celebrated the successful installation of a vertical axis wind turbine at the H-E-B retail support center in Weslaco TX, marking a historic milestone in accessible, renewable energy....

EPA clean diesel project
financing gets into gear

To improve air quality and protect public health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first $3.4 million in funding for clean diesel projects under the $50 million Diesel Emission Reduction Program....

EPA GreenChill honors
Giant Eagle, Harris Teeter

Giant Eagle and Harris Teeter are the first winners of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Environmental Achievement Award....

Peterbilt adds Green
Technologies website

Peterbilt has added a new Green Technologies website within its main website—www.peterbilt.com—to promote the company’s advanced technologies and vehicles that provide gains in fuel efficiency and reduce emissions....

U.K. supermarket uses
biomethane-fueled truck

Sainsbury’s supermarket in the United Kingdom has begun food deliveries to its flagship green store using a truck whose engine has been converted to run on liquid biomethane fuel produced from normal landfill waste....

Penske helps City Harvest
refrigerated fleet go green

Penske Truck Leasing and City Harvest announced the launch of an environmentally friendly refrigerated truck fleet. City Harvest, a food rescue organization dedicated to feeding New York City’s hungry, is the first Penske customer to commit to operate a fleet of hybrid trucks....

Bush confers with IFDA
officials about energy

President George W. Bush met August 12 with International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Chairman John Martin and IFDA President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Allen, along with other business leaders and trade group representatives who founded the Coalition for Affordable American Energy (CAAE)....

Using CESAR to boost
carrier's fleet efficiency

Clean Power Technologies Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with trans-Canadian freight trucking firm East West Express Inc. Under the MOU’s terms, East West will provide Clean Power with a Road Load Data Collection Vehicle for research on its refrigerated trailer fleet....

Volvo receives hybrid technology grant

The United States Department of Energy and the Swedish Energy Agency have jointly awarded an $18 million, three-year grant to the Volvo Group for the development of hybrid technology and drivelines for alternative fuels...

Merchants Terminal to operate green DC

Hoffberger Holdings Inc. (HHI) has purchased a parcel of land to construct and operate one of the most environmentally friendly perishable foods distribution centers in the United States...

Jungheinrich offers green lift truck

New from Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation is its EFG 425-430 AC electric four-wheel counterbalanced 6,000-pound capacity lift truck. A “green” alternative to conventional internal combustion (IC) trucks, it has whisper-quiet, emission-free operation...

Green paper details ways to cut fuel usage

Fleets can reduce harmful greenhouse emissions while lowering operating costs, according to a new paper by Networkcar. The paper, entitled Go Green and Save Green, details six areas that can reduce fuel consumption and lower air pollution...

Merchants Terminal
to operate ‘green’ DC

Hoffberger Holdings Inc. (HHI) has purchased from Duke Realty Corporation a parcel of land at the former Baltimore (MD) General Motors plant site, now known as the Chesapeake Commerce Center, to construct and operate one of the most environmentally friendly perishable foods distribution centers in the United States....

Wise consumption

With energy costs projected to rise as much as 12% this year, and carbon footprint (total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities) an issue of increasing importance, cold storage facilities are taking a hard look at their energy consumption...