Panther Expedited Services joins EPA’s SmartWay
Carrier members of the SmartWay Partnership agree to measure fleet environmental performance using EPA’s Freight Logistics Environmental and Energy Tracking (FLEET) performance model, develop a three-year action plan to improve environmental metrics, and provide an annual report on action plan progress.
The Trucker News Services
9/23/2008
SEVILLE, Ohio — Panther Expedited Services Inc. reports that it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership. The SmartWay Partnership is a voluntary collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
Carrier members of the SmartWay Partnership agree to measure fleet environmental performance using EPA’s Freight Logistics Environmental and Energy Tracking (FLEET) performance model, develop a three-year action plan to improve environmental metrics, and provide an annual report on action plan progress.
Panther will contribute to the Partnership’s goal to achieve fuel savings of up to 150 million barrels of fuel per year.
“We continue our long-standing leadership in the industry by being one of the first premium logistics service providers to join the SmartWay Transport Partnership,” says Andrew Clarke, president and CEO of Panther. “Participating in this initiative is an important next step in our commitment to increasing fuel efficiency and improving the environment.”
Visit www.epa.gov/smartway for more information about the SmartWay Transport Partnership.
Panther Expedited Services Inc. offers customers ground expedite, elite services, air freight and air charter. Panther has a non-asset based operating model and deploys a 100 percent owner/operator fleet of cargo vans, straight trucks and tractor trailers covering the United States, Canada and Mexico.