Measuring Emissions in Less-Than-Truckload Trucking Averitt is a founding member of an industry working group to dramatically improve measurement of GHG emissions in the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector. Measuring emissions of truck space shared by multiple trucking companies is one of the hardest direct GHG measurement problems in trucking. Averitt partners with an LTL software firm and several large fleets to better measure and reduce emissions. Deploying Alternative Fuel Forklifts in Warehouses Averitt’s forklift fleet currently operates 100% on alternative fuels, accounting for only 1.7% of its total GHG emissions. Not only does it help the environment, but alternative fuels in the warehouse improve indoor air quality for workers. Averitt is transitioning to electric forklifts, with 50 already in operation, on track to zero forklift emissions. Testing and Deploying Electric Yard Tractors Yard tractors are one of the first heavy-duty trucking use cases in North America where electric vehicles can match – and sometimes exceed – performance of diesel vehicles. Averitt has partnered with leading electric yard tractor manufacturer TICO to test their new demonstration equipment and purchased 16 to transition 100% of our yard tractors in the State of Tennessee to these newly viable products. Sourcing Lower-Carbon Renewable Fuels Averitt partners with several leading fueling companies to source hundreds of thousands of gallons of renewable diesel and biodiesel annually. We are working with these partners to demonstrate demand and secure ever-growing quantities of these lower-carbon fuels at competitive costs.
PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION Heavy transportation – including the long-haul vehicles that comprise the vast majority of Averitt’s fleet – is one of the hardest-to-abate sectors, according to the latest global assessment by the United Nations (U.N.). Averitt’s use of proven efficiency and route optimization technologies across its entire fleet, one of the first steps recommended by the U.N. for our sector, is delivering emissions reductions annually. Averitt builds strategic partnerships to innovate, pilot, and deploy viable solutions for deeper emissions reductions in trucking. Industry, fueling, and vehicle manufacturer partnerships such as these are essential to develop new solutions:
These partnerships align with a global innovation roadmap to reduce emissions from our hard-to-abate sector.
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