Yellow Corporation Receives EPA’s SmartWay Voluntary Emissions Reduction Program Designation for 17th Consecutive Year in a...
July 21 2021 - 12:15PM
Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YELL) is proud to announce that it has
received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval
for the company’s annual emissions report from the agency’s
SmartWay voluntary emissions reduction program. The EPA’s SmartWay
program helps companies boost sustainability by measuring,
benchmarking and improving freight transportation efficiency.
Yellow is a Charter Partner of the EPA’s award-winning program.
“We are honored to join forces with the EPA’s
SmartWay program,” said Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of
Yellow, one of the nation’s largest transportation companies with
more than 13,000 tractors, 41,000 trailers, 300 facilities and
30,000 employees across the country. “With every mile we drive, we
strive to improve our environmental footprint. Yellow is undergoing
one of the largest fleet refreshes in the company’s history,
acquiring more than 2,200 tractors, 2,500 trailers and 400 domestic
intermodal containers this year. We intentionally seek out new
equipment with the most advanced emissions reductions technologies
and fuel-saving features. As one of the original 15 Charter
Partners of SmartWay, we are proud that 3,000 leading supply chain
companies have now joined this public-private sustainability
program” added Hawkins.
Last year, EPA SmartWay recognized the Yellow
Companies as a “High Performer.” Companies earn this recognition
through achieving significant freight efficiencies that merit
special attention based on their annual emissions report.
“We are confident that our sustainability
strategy will be an essential contribution to SmartWay’s goal of
reducing the trucking industry’s carbon footprint in our nation’s
supply chain.” added Hawkins.
SmartWay was launched in early 2004 by the EPA
and 15 Charter Partners represented by industry leading supply
chain companies, environmental groups, The American Trucking
Associations, and Business for Social Responsibility. Partners rely
upon SmartWay tools and approaches to track and reduce emissions
and fuel use from goods movement. The Partnership currently has
over 3,000 Partners including shippers, logistics companies, truck,
rail, barge, and multimodal carriers.
https://www.epa.gov/smartway
About Yellow CorporationYellow
Corporation has one of the largest, most comprehensive logistics
and less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local,
regional, national, and international capabilities. Through its
teams of experienced service professionals, Yellow Corporation
offers industry-leading expertise in flexible supply chain
solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial, and
retail goods with confidence. Yellow Corporation, headquartered in
Overland Park, Kan., is the holding company for a portfolio of LTL
brands including Holland, New Penn, Reddaway, and YRC Freight, as
well as the logistics company HNRY Logistics.
Please visit our website at www.myyellow.com for
more information.
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913-696-6121 |
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Heather Nauert |
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Investor Contact: |
Tony Carreño |
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913-696-6108 |
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investor@myyellow.com |
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