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HOW AVERITT IS MOVING SUSTAINABILITY FORWARD
The business choices we make today directly affect the world we'll leave behind tomorrow. That's why at Averitt, we're always looking for new and better ways to minimize our impact on the environment. That drive is part of our culture. It's a promise to friends and family as well as our customers and fellow associates. But in a larger sense, it's a commitment to future generations - individuals we'll never meet, but who'll hopefully enjoy a cleaner Earth in part because of our efforts. It's for you - and them - that we pledge our best and ongoing efforts at protecting the health of our precious planet.
At Averitt, we understand the vital role sustainability plays in the transportation industry. Certainly, we all share a responsibility for the health of our planet. But there's an added obligation on those in our business to exercise proper environmental stewardship. Our actions have a real and lasting impact on the carbon footprint of each of our customers. That's a responsibility we don't take lightly. So we work hard to integrate sustainable business practices into every facet of our daily operations.
Averitt is proud to be a founding member of SmartWay®
This program was created in 2004 by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce transportation-related emissions and improve supply chain efficiency. As one of only 52 charter members, we agreed to meet specific environmental and energy-saving goals while sharing our progress annually with the EPA. Through this program, we established a systematic approach to both reduce emissions and conserve fuel. As a result, we've earned a SmartWay score of 1.25, which represents "Outstanding Environmental Performance," according to the EPA.
View Averitt's SmartWay certification
Our team recognizes that fuel conservation represents one of the greatest impacts we can make on the environment. So we're committed to:
Improved trailer aerodynamics and more efficient lighting solutions have combined to produce significant energy and cost savings:
Reducing our carbon footprint is of the utmost importance. So we never stop looking for better, more environmentally friendly ways to do business every day:
Reducing the average number of pages per LTL project by nearly half has drastically reduced our overall paper use.
Conservation can only take us so far. That's why we continually implement the latest in eco-friendly technologies:
Fleet upgrades, aerodynamic accessories, and a shift to EV forklifts have all contributed to reduced CO2 levels in 2022:
We're proud to have been recognized for our sustainability efforts by some of the industry's leading organizations.
The business choices we make today directly affect the world we'll leave behind tomorrow.
That's why at Averitt, we're always looking for new and better ways to minimize our impact on the environment.
That drive is part of our culture. It's a promise to friends and family, as well as our customers and our fellow associates.
But in a larger sense, it's a commitment to future generations - individuals we'll never meet, but who'll hopefully enjoy a cleaner earth in part because of our efforts.
It's for you - and them - that we pledge our best and ongoing efforts at protecting the health of our precious planet.
- Gary Sasser, Chairman and CEO, Averitt Express
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