July 18, 2007
Wal-Mart on track to cut truck fuel use by 25%
Wal-Mart’s fleet of about 7,200 semitractor-trailer trucks is already about 15 percent more fuel efficient and the company knows what changes it needs to make to meet a target of 25 percent by late next year.
The annual savings in carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, would be equal to taking 67,744 cars off the road.
“We’re real proud of where we’ve gotten to already,” said Tim Yatsko, senior vice president of transportation for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Green organizations, like the Sierra Club, usually criticize Wal-Mart, but they are on board for this initiative.
“They are pushing beyond what the trucking industry has already decided to do. Because of their size, I think they will create economies of scale for more efficient trucks,” said Daniel Becker, director of the Sierra Club’s global warming program.
Kudos to Wal-Mart for continuously taking great green strides to preserve the environment. To read more about this, check out this informative MSNBC article!
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