sustainable transport

FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence offsets freight companies’ carbon footprint

A FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence screen shot.

FreightWaves, the leading provider of data and analytics to freight and logistics markets, announced today a new platform called FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence (FCI). The product gives supply chain and logistics participants tools to benchmark, monitor, analyze and forecast their carbon footprint.

The data-driven platform will provide shippers, intermediaries and motor carriers with automated carbon footprint calculations on a load-by-load basis, or across an entire transportation network. In...

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Strict rules key to sustainable transportation, climate policy expert says

Dan Becker shares insights into transportation-related climate policy.

FreightWaves recently chatted with Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign, to learn about how transportation-related climate change policy works.

After law school, Becker fought to pass legislation such as the Clean Air Act, California’s vehicular emissions law, AB 1493, President Barack Obama’s clean car standards and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program for cleaning up toxic waste in places such as Love Canal.

Becker ran the global warming and...

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A healthier planet depends on a greener supply chain

truck in front of windmills

Logistics is a dirty industry. The U.S. is one of the largest carbon emitters in the world, and the movement of vehicles is the number one source of those emissions. Freight trucks are responsible for about 23% of overall transportation in America, making these diesel-burning vehicles responsible for a whole lot of ozone-threatening emissions. Consumers are becoming more aware of both the urgency of climate change and the complexities of the supply chain, while transportation companies are...

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Tracking transportation-related emissions just got easier

C.H. Robinson created Emissions IQ to track transportation-related emissions.

Sustainability is quite the buzzword in freight and transportation. To satisfy growing consumer and investor demand for improved environmental sustainability, many companies are tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

But before transportation and logistics companies can reduce emissions, they have to be able to measure them.

Enter Emissions IQ from C.H. Robinson.

Emissions IQ is a self-serve tool designed to show C.H. Robinson customers their transportation-related carbon emissions. The tool...

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Positive publicity from COVID can lift air cargo, trade group says

The air cargo industry rallied around the common mission of delivering vital medical supplies to defeat the COVID-19 virus. A multi-sector trade association wants to capitalize on that unity of purpose to drive collaboration on issues important to the sector’s long-term growth and society, such as digitization and sustainability.

“Prior to COVID, we were mostly focused on moving the boxes, but we often overlooked the value to society. COVID changed that. It was the best public relations campaign...

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Schneider sets 2035 net-zero-emissions goal for facilities

Schneider announced new sustainability goals.

Trucking, intermodal and logistics provider Schneider has set a goal for all company-owned facilities to achieve net-zero-emissions status by 2035.

The Wisconsin-based company, in a Wednesday news release, announced additional sustainability goals that focus on greenhouse gas emissions, energy sources and intermodal services.

“Schneider has been a champion of sustainability for over 40 years. These goals are another step in the company’s continued commitment to achieving a more sustainable future...

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Survey: Sustainable trucking faces regulation and cost barriers

Convoy released a survey about sustainable trucking.

Sustainable transportation and logistics of freight is a growing concern for investors, customers and freight companies worldwide.

Data released Wednesday shows that truck drivers, dispatchers for fleets and owner-operators have mixed feelings about different aspects of sustainable trucking.

A February survey conducted by Convoy said that 75% of respondents believe fuel economy is an important factor to consider when buying a truck. That number jumped to 94% for respondents who said they are...

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Flock Freight to offset 100% of FlockDirect carbon emissions

Flock Freight is offsetting 100% of FlockDirect carbon emissions.

Flock Freight’s business model is built on sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the freight industry. The company announced Tuesday that it will offset 100% of carbon emissions for FlockDirect customers for free in 2021 to achieve carbon neutrality.

“We are the only company in the world that uses technology to fundamentally change the way freight moves,” Oren Zaslansky, founder and CEO, said in an interview with FreightWaves. 

While many companies use technology to...

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Shell decarbonization report: ‘Getting into gear’

Shell released a report containing 22 solutions to decarbonize road freight.

Shell and Deloitte have released a joint report outlining a 10-year road map to decarbonize road freight using 22 strategic solutions.

The report, “Decarbonising Road Freight: Getting into Gear,” addresses economic, technical, regulatory and organizational factors as well as barriers to road freight decarbonization based on region.

A total of 158 CEOs, executives, logistic experts, sustainability experts, strategists and policy and regulation specialists representing 123 organizations across...

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Sustainability Q&A with DHL Supply Chain: Part 2

DHL Supply Chain experts share adaptations due to COVID-19 and sustainability tips.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left no company or industry untouched. While it has increased e-commerce demand, it has also created difficulties for operations, outreach and sustainability efforts.

FreightWaves discusses sustainability tips for businesses and how the pandemic impacted DHL Supply Chain’s sustainability efforts in a Q&A with these experts: Mark Kunar, executive vice president of strategy, transportation and automotive, engineering and manufacturing, and chemical and energy at DHL...

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