The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the American Trucking Associations, Kimberly Clark and the entire trucking industry, honor the 3.1 million professional truck drivers that deliver America’s freight safely and securely every day.
During this National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, EPA will marked the celebration by attending a Kimberly Clark distribution center in McDonough, Georgia. EPA chose Kimberly Clark because they are a high performing SmartWay partner in the Region and EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is celebrating 10 years as a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while protecting public health and reducing the impacts of climate change.
Kimberly Clark distributed packets to the professional truck drivers and EPA was on hand to discuss driver training programs that target fuel efficiency. Kimberly Clark encouraged their carriers to implement driver behavior techniques that will save fuel and reduce harmful emissions. A few simple changes in driving techniques can produce sizable fuel savings of five percent or more.
There are over 3.1 million professional truck drivers nationwide – delivering life’s essentials. These professional men and women behind the wheel log close to 398 billion miles each year and last year delivered over 67 percent of the U.S. freight tonnage – or over 9.2 billion tons of freight. Eighty percent of U.S. communities depend solely on the trucking industry. Professional truck drivers keep this country moving.
Published in the October 2014 Edition of American Recycler News