Medium-duty trucks are the workhorses of the American economy. They deliver food and beverages to restaurants and convenience stores, drop off packages at homes and offices, serve as mobile workshops for all types of technicians and perform thousands of other daily tasks. They are also responsible for producing over 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
To help fleets reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and harness cost savings, Environmental Defense Fund teamed up with past partner PHH Arval, a leading fleet management company, to identify and showcase a number of effective and replicable strategies to reduce emissions and costs from medium-duty trucks.
Highlights of this new white paper, available at http://edf.org/greenfleet, include:
Recognizing that every fleet is different, the whitepaper showcases 14 strategies and includes options for every duty cycle to improve efficiency and cut emissions.
Look for opportunities to drive medium-duty trucks in your fleet onto the onramp of a lower-carbon future.
Jason Mathers is a project manager for EDF's Corporate Partnerships Program where he works with today's leading companies to identify, develop and implement innovative environmental practices that make business sense. This content is cross-posted on EDF's Innovation Exchange blog.
Image courtesy of EDF white paper, "Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets."