What are some of the most effective ways your company’s found to reduce your emission

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  1. RachelMeyer

    RachelMeyer Bobtail Member

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    A recent article from Transport Topics shares how UPS has made great progress in carbon emission reduction (-1.5% from 2012 as shipping volume rose 3.9%!)The company uses technology like LNG tractors and software route optimization to achieve these results. They currently set a goal of 20% by 2020!

    What are some of the most effective ways your company’s found to reduce your emissions?
     
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  3. AppalachianTrucker

    AppalachianTrucker Heavy Load Member

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    Oh man. Here we go...
     
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  4. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    They've banned breathing. It's a little difficult at first but....it's for the children.
     
  5. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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  6. walstib

    walstib Darkstar

    Being a lifelong tighta ss, I'm not sure they could adjust it anymore!
     
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  7. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Our company approached it on two fronts, driver wellness and emissions.

    We get out and push the truck the last 20 miles.
     
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  8. TomOfTx

    TomOfTx Road Train Member

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    UPS is not buying any LNG powered trucks out of the goodness of their heart. It is because of huge tax credits offsetting the cost and self promotion to the public "Hey, look at us, we are saving the environment". I was a test driver for an LNG powered tractor trailer for UPS Freight that was assigned to a Honda Motors account back in 2012. It ran on LNG and some diesel and DEF. The diesel-equivalent fuel mileage was terrible and once the price of LNG went up, it was not cost effective, so then got rid of the test truck and cancelled the order for the dozen other trucks. On top of this, the infrastructure was/is not there to get LNG in very many places, and this truck with very large LNG tanks only had a range of 600 miles. I had to fill the truck with LNG in Irving, TX each day because it was the only LNG site between Houston and Dallas at the time.

    UPS is using alternative fuel for less than 1% of their fleet and this is news? More like self-aggrandizing!
     
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  9. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    Follow the money and watch the ####roaches scurry away.
     
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  10. xlsdraw

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    They put a moisture meter in the mattress. If you're not sleeping in a pool of sweat you get starved out. Cheaters pizz there mattress to conform to policy.
     
  11. blairandgretchen

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    [QUOTE=RachelMe

    Actually - I'll give you an honest answer.

    Our fleet cut the trucks from 70 mph to 65 mph about 3 years ago. The resulting drop in fuel consumption was phenomenal.

    BUT - like Puppage said, they did it for the money, not the planet.
     
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