Environmental Effects

Commercial freight carriers travel over 200 billion miles a year. These trucks consume over 55 billion gallons of fuel annually and account for over 20% of transportation-related energy use. In one year these trucks produce approximately 350 million metric tons of carbon. Since over-the-road transportation is the preferred way to move goods throughout the country these numbers are expected to expand dramatically over the next decade. Coast to Coast Transportation is working to establish a "Ship Green" initiative to help reduce these statistics. The future of the transportation industry and the future of our environment depends on it.

Goals

• Our first goal is to aggressively work at freight consolidation.
• Optimizing routes and consolidating freight provides the "best possible path" through a series of stops and ensures that drivers spend as little time as possible at each stop.
• Customers can save an average of 10 to 15 percent in miles driven from improvements in this area, resulting in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
• Consolidation is key to saving time, energy and money. Our objective is to co-ordinate the transport, storage and management of the freight efficiently but still meeting our customer's requirements.

Technologies and Strategies

Throughout our vast resources and carrier base we utilize those carriers with established programs to reduce fuel usage and emissions. These programs include:

• SmartWay Transport Partnership with the EPA
• Trucks using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or other alternative fuel
• Updated equipment that reduces emissions and improves aerodynamics
• Speed control, idle reduction and driver training