Jason Mathers

Local delivery fleets are ideal for electrification given their predictable routes and significant dwell times at the depot.

Walmart, FedEx and Pepsi are rolling out fleet improvements while equipment makers Wabash National, Cummins, Eaton are also leading the charge.

More companies are improving their logistics and supply chains by using rail to transport goods.

Coca-Cola, Carrier, UTC and the Pacific Northwest National Lab want to reduce the environmental effect of refrigerated trucks and warehouses.

Companies that take a systemic metric-based approaches to freight sustainability are finding significant savings.

Companies need to plan for the long-term for fuel costs. As we move into the next buying cycle for corporate fleet vehicles, companies should be asking themselves, “What fleet do I want in 2014, 2015 and 2016?"

How did that get there? It's a question that I've found myself asking at lot these days. Goods movement, freight, logistics -- call it what you will. Regardless of name, it's the source of a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.

Today, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) joins with Donlen, a leading fleet management company, and GreenDriver in a commitment towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the commercial fleet sector by 20 percent over the next five years.

Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a framework for reducing emissions from the vehicles.

Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a framework for reducing emissions from the vehicles.