Transportation Insight Joins US EPA SmartWay Transport(R) Partnership
HICKORY, NC, October 28, 2008 - Transportation Insight has joined SmartWay Transport (R) Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
Transportation Insight will contribute to the Partnership’s goal to reduce 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012 by improving the environmental performance of our freight operations. Carbon dioxide is the most common greenhouse gas, and nitrogen oxide is an air pollutant that contributes to smog. By joining SmartWay Transport Partnership, Transportation Insight demonstrates its strong environmental leadership and corporate responsibility.
“We are fortunate enough to live in a time where the technology, knowledge, and information exist to solve important problems such as reducing the emissions and improving the fuel efficiency of the trucks transporting our nation’s goods. Transportation Insight is honored to be part of this partnership and looks forward to collaborating with our clients and carriers to preserve our environment,” said Clay Gentry, Director of Truckload Logistics.
Launched in February 2004, SmartWay Transport Partnership aims to achieve fuel savings of up to 150 million barrels fuel per year. The Partnership brings together major freight shippers, trucking companies, railroads, logistics companies and trade/professional associations to pursue mutually beneficial efficiencies that result in emissions reductions and other environmental improvements, as well as cost savings to the companies. The Partnership currently has approximately 1000 partners.
About Transportation Insight
Transportation Insight improves client profitability and competitive advantage across the North American marketplace by lowering clients’ logistics costs, optimizing distribution networks, automating business processes with state-of-the-art transportation management system (TMS) applications, providing enterprise-wide business intelligence, and enhancing customer service. For more information about how Transportation Insight can increase profitability for your company, please visit www.t-insight.com or call 828-485-5208.
For more information about the SmartWay Transport Partnership, please visit www.epa.gov/smartway.
