They’re emitting 87 million metric tons of carbon waste – and that’s in one year alone.
Nearly every product is transported by truck on its journey to the consumer, and every mile takes a toll on our environment. As our population and consumption increases, so does the problem of empty miles. We’re facing a massive inefficiency problem, and our planet is paying the price.
Heavy-duty full truckload freight accounts for more than 252 million metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. Today, 87 million metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions are the result of empty miles.
If the industry as a whole could achieve the same efficiency that Convoy has with bundling shipments, it would reduce that 87 million metric tons by 40 million metric tons of carbon, the equivalent of:
Taking 8.6 million passenger vehicles off the road for a year
Planting 661 million tree seedlings that grow for 10 years
Recycling 1.7 billion trash bags versus sending them to landfills
We are continuously searching for ways to improve sustainability and reduce emissions across our entire value chain. By working with Convoy, we are able to lead this charge by collectively addressing the challenge of empty miles within the industry, streamlining our business and contributing to a more sustainable future.
As an industry, we need to deliver a more sustainable approach to our supply chain. Convoy's mission and focus on reducing empty miles not only helps us operationally but is very much aligned with our corporate sustainability goals we announced earlier this year. We look forward to continuing to collaborate on how we can collectively have a greater impact.
We selected Convoy to be our partner in focusing on a zero-waste solution because there's no one else out there who aligned on this. Convoy has the platform and the technology to fulfill our purpose and mission to be a net-neutral, zero-waste company by 2024.
Convoy reduces empty miles from the industry standard of 35% to 19% by bundling shipments into a single job for a driver.
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