Excerpt from: North America Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
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| March 11, 2008 | | By reducing the speed of the governors on the tractor fleet from 65 to 62 miles per hour, Con-Way believes they will reduce their fuel consumption by 3.2 million gallons a year and their carbon emissions by 72 million pounds a year. | Con-Way freight has announced that they are reducing the speed governors on its 8,400-tractor fleet. They say that the lower speeds will reduce carbon emissions and conserve fuel. The adjustment is from 65 mph down to 62 mph. It is believed that they will reduce their diesel fuel by 3.2 million gallons a year. This will reduce their carbon emission by 72 million pounds of carbon a year. This level of emission reduction is equivalent to removing 7,300 cars from the road. John G. Labrie, Con-way Freight president, stated “Freight transportation, by its nature, is a significant consumer of carbon-based energy resources. Yet it also is one where if we look creatively at how we operate the business, we can find and adopt practices that reduce our carbon footprint and help the bottom line. Fuel conservation and cost savings aside, this speed reduction initiative will have the single largest impact on carbon footprint reduction of any operational or business practice change available to us." Will other LTL and TL carriers follow in Con-Way’s approach to reducing their fuel consumption? With the increasing price of fuel, each carrier will need to determine the best method for either eliminating the increased costs or passing it on to their customers. | | |
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