Cutting green house gas emissions for road transportation is critical for our future survival on planet Earth. There are fortunately many solutions available today to begin the process. The numbering below does not reflect the amount of impact the solutions would have in every fleets situation.
There are also many more solutions beyond this short list that may have great reductions for your company. Please contact a Susymbio consultant to work out which solutions will have more impact for your company.
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1. Optimise Your Fleet Operations
Working smarter instead of harder - benefits the environment immensely. Reducing total kilometers and total numbers of vehicles used can reduce emissions significantly (depending on the organization) and can be done with little IT investment. It almost always pays for itself.
2. Optimise Your Fleet’s Network
The locations and transit hubs that your fleet uses today may be based on needs to service a very different distribution pattern. Re-evaluate where the optimal locations would be using your present delivery destinations. This is another way to reduce distance and therefore emissions, costs and delivery times
3. Begin the Transition to EVs
Where EV (electric vehicle) infrastructure growth is supported by the public and private sectors - begin replacing ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles in your fleet with EVs. You can start with the largest emitting routes first.
4. Transition to Alternative Fuels
In many areas of the world other alternative fuels are being used. Bio-fuel blends for instance can reduce emissions in current vehicles. It is not a full solution, but it can get reductions immediately. Additionally there are CNG or Hydrogen solutions also available in some areas of the world. These are particularly recommended for heavy trucks.
5. Add Telematics – Give Speech to Your Truck
Several companies can supply your fleet with sensors and computer interfaces that can reduce maintanence and fuel consumption (therefore reducing emissions). Installing these into your vehicles can show a quick return on investment.
6. Re-evaluate Fleet Makeup
You can reduce emissions by changing the vehicles from gas guzzling models to fuel efficient ones. For cities changing to scooter, e-bike or actual bicycles can make huge savings in emissions and improve service. It also provides a solution around congestion and ever increasing barriers to inner-city truck/van delivery.
7. Goto Rail or Ship
In some countries where rail and ferry services are seeing improving transit reliability – moving less on the road provides big reductions in emissions and in costs.
8. Get Your Carrier Partners Involved
When using contractors or partner transportation providers, be sure to let them know that cutting emissions to zero is a priority. Provide them with targets that they can use to further invest in any of the above. This is everyones challenge – and everyone needs to be part of the solution. green house gas emissions for road transportation is critical for our future survival on planet Earth. There are fortunately many solutions available today to begin the process. The numbering below does not reflect the amount of impact the solutions would have in every fleets situation.
There are also many more solutions beyond this short list that may have great reductions for your company. Please contact Susymbio to work out which solutions will have more impact for your company.
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