HDT’s Top Green Fleets of 2017
HDT’s Top Green Fleets for 2017 demonstrate that there’s no single path toward sustainability. Nor are such efforts limited to large fleets, or to a particular type of operations.
This is the fifth year we’ve recognized some of the country’s “greenest” fleets with our Top Green Fleets award – and this year, we’ve narrowed the field and made it more competitive, honoring 25 of the most fuel-efficient, environmentally conscientious, alternative-fuel-forward fleets in the U.S.
All of this year’s honorees operate at least some heavy-duty Class 8 trucks; some operate mixed fleets ranging from light- to heavy-duty. They range in size from fewer than 100 trucks to 26,000 vehicles. There are private, for-hire, government, utility, vocational and refuse fleets. We honor a variety of “green” efforts, from high-mpg diesel-powered vehicles to alternative fueling to green facilities and recycling, and we pay special attention to what fleets have done in the past year.
A. Duie Pyle
West Chester, Pennsylvania
With nearly 1,100 trucks, this primarily regional LTL fleet consistently invests in new equipment that minimizes exhaust emissions and improves fuel efficiency. This past year, Pyle implemented an ongoing internal initiative for fuel savings. The MPG challenge is an incentive for A. Duie Pyle drivers to always use best practices while driving to save fuel. During the first three months of the challenge, average mpg improved from 6.25 to 6.6. Pyle’s trucks have adaptive cruise control, automatic tire inflation systems, aerodynamic skirts for long-haul tractors and APUs for sleeper cabs. The fleet is made up of trucks with smaller 11L and 13L engines that have the ability to carry more freight at a higher fuel efficiency, and all its trucks are governed to 68 mph.
Altom Transport
Hammond, Indiana
With 250 heavy-duty and 20 light- and medium-duty vehicles, the for-hire petroleum/chemical hauler this year significantly changed its truck spec, moving to …Read the rest of this story
