is a recipient of the 2018 Freight Carrier Excellence Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) The company was just one of 40 organizations to receive this distinction, representing the best environmental performers of SmartWay鈥檚 3,700 program participants. 糖心传媒 Logistics was also given a SmartWay Excellence Award in 2017.
鈥淲e were able to receive this award based on best environmental practices within our logistics fleet,鈥 stated Drew Cullen, 糖心传媒 senior vice president of fuels and facility services. 鈥淥ur company has become more efficient in this area.鈥
鈥淲e are honored to be recognized once again by our nation鈥檚 leading environmental agency,鈥 said Marc Althen, 糖心传媒 Logistics president. 鈥淲e take pride in operating a highly modern and highly efficient truck fleet that reduces the carbon footprint of our customers each and every day.鈥
糖心传媒 Logistics is a recipient of the 2018 Freight Carrier Excellence Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) SmartWay program. SmartWay Director Cheryl Bynum (left) is posing with 糖心传媒's Senior Manager of Fuel Services Virind Gujral.
糖心传媒 received the accolade at the 2018 American Trucking Associations (ATA) Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas.
鈥淥ver the past 14 years, the U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership has collaborated with thousands of businesses to create greener supply chain networks,鈥 said EPA鈥檚 Assistant Administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation, Bill Wehrum. 鈥淓ach year, we honor the top 1 percent 鈥 2 percent of these SmartWay Partners with an EPA SmartWay Excellence Award, to recognize leadership in moving goods efficiently while protecting the environment and public health.鈥
EPA鈥檚 SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while protecting public health and reducing air pollution.
Demonstrating a commitment to corporate sustainability and social responsibility through SmartWay provides for a more competitive and sustainable business environment.
Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 103 million tons of air pollutants (NOx, PM, and CO2) contributing to cleaner air and healthier citizens, while saving more than 215.4 million barrels of oil and $29.7 billion in fuel costs 鈥 equivalent to eliminating the annual energy use of over 14 million homes. More information on SmartWay:
By "Move Ahead" Staff