Logistics

A Zero-Emissions Delivery Zone (ZED Zone) can accelerate commercial vehicle electrification and enable companies to hit their clean shipping goals.

The first step to greening your freight transport is to understand the issue and how it impacts your business.

There are many stakeholders — both inside and outside of your company — that you may need or want to engage.

This section of the Green Freight Handbook provides a framework to help you answer the question of what strategies make the most sense to you. It starts with EDF’s 5 Principles for Greener Freight.

The biggest breakthroughs in freight efficiency will come from companies working together to ship the same volume of freight in fewer, fuller loads.

When it comes to setting goals for freight sustainability, don’t underestimate your power to change things. Set aggressive targets and challenge the organization to achieve them.

Start your journey by establishing performance-based metrics, and report your progress regularly.

If you’re just beginning a concerted freight sustainability effort, focus on projects over which you have complete control and can quickly demonstrate results.

This webinar explores how companies are collaborating with logistics service providers and vehicle and equipment manufacturers to invest in solutions that will help move their products and supplies as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible.

EPA’s SmartWay program helps companies advance supply chain sustainability by measuring, benchmarking, and improving freight transportation efficiency.