trucking + SUSTAINABILITY Babin | Hrynkiewicz | Yim
context + RELEVANCE sustainability + STRATEGIES actors + INTERESTS implications + CONCLUSION
+ contents
2007
= 10% of gross tonnage
= 10, 000 employees
importance + ECONOMY
2007
= 0.5 Mt CO2eq
161%
impact + ENVIRONMENT
1990
HEAVY TRUCKING MEDIUM TRUCKING
2006
OFF ROAD MARINE RAIL
mode + ENERGY
DESIGN
+ maintenance
COMBINATION
+ vehicles
PARTNERSHIPS TECHNOLOGY
+ logistics
+ implementation sustainability + STRATEGIES
15 % fuel efficiency increase from aerodynamics 30 % extra capacity from super cube
+ = 1 % capacity
design + MAINTENANCE
1/3 less fuel use as two trailers with same load 32 % reduced diesel use in Alberta combination + VEHICLES
CO2 data
PM10
SMARTWAY
shipper tool NOx
PM2.5
partnerships + LOGISTICS
2nd gen hybrid engines 14 L / 100 KM in fuel savings technology + IMPLEMENTATION
actors + INTERESTS
= = 100, 000 tonnes of CO2
per year
= 13, 000 personal automobiles
2020 business + REGULATION
50%
4.4% = decrease in nitrogen oxide emissions
= increase in overall GHG emissions
business + ENVIRONMENT
1992 2007 = profit
= costs
business + COSTS
10 % of total mileage 10,000 miles of non revenue generating travel 1,200 gallons of inefficient fuel use sustainability + LOGISTICS
trafficcongestion inventorymobility environmentaldegradation tripfrequency sustainability + LOGISTICS
data collection modal communication actor collaboration + implications
1 Do you believe to achieve sustainability it is possible
to reduce within the industry or should there be a greater modal split between industries?
2 How can you balance increasing demand against the sustainability of the industry?
3 What do you think the answer to ensure small low-
margin businesses switch to more sustainable practices?
+ discussion
+ the end