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As you look to implement your own environmental strategy, it's important to put your fleet in the hands of a company with the right resources, programs and an ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability.
Long committed to environmental stewardship, Ryder has established environmental standards for all of our businesses worldwide. These directives serve as the cornerstone of our philosophy of managing for efficiency and continuous improvement.
Ryder leads key initiatives to advance environmental sustainability. This goes beyond investing in new engine technologies, energy audits to improve building efficiencies and transportation practices. It also includes innovative initiatives that are leading the way toward a cleaner energy future. Looking forward, Ryder is committed to developing sustainable transportation solutions, products and services that not only help you drive sustainable efficiencies – but also make you more efficient, agile and profitable.
The Ryder/UBCR Project is a natural gas project partially funded by a grant to UBCR, LLC by the Michigan Clean Cities Coalition. As part of the partnership, Ryder will supply UBCR with 16 heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, upgrade two maintenance facilities and construct two new natural gas fueling stations. UBCR, a joint venture between Schupan and Sons, Inc and Tomra North America is the exclusive pickup agent for the Michigan Soft Drink Association and the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association. When complete, the natural gas initiative is expected to displace 380,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually with domestically produced low-carbon natural gas. Through the project, UBCR will convert its entire 16-vehicle fleet to compressed natural gas vehicles leased from Ryder. UBCR is implementing natural gas powered vehicles to help achieve its carbon reduction objectives and shrink its carbon footprint in an economically practical way.
The Ryder/SANBAG Project is a $38.7 million project funded as part of a joint public/private industry partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission, the Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition and Ryder System, Inc. The SANBAG project aims to increase the use of domestically produced alternative fuels, reduce emissions and displace an estimated 1.5 million gallons of diesel fuel with 100-percent domestically produced, low-carbon natural gas.
As part of the project, Ryder is deploying a total of 202 heavy-duty natural-gas-powered trucks across three Southern California locations, upgrading three maintenance facilities to service natural gas vehicles and constructing two publicly accessible natural gas fueling stations. The Ryder/SANBAG project will support continued growth of ultra-low-emissions natural gas vehicles throughout Southern California. In turn, these vehicles will contribute to improved air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and a decreased dependence on petroleum fuels for transportation.
With Ryder's investment in a natural gas powered fleet, the first and largest of its kind for rental and leased vehicles, you can experience the quiet, powerful performance of an alternative fuels fleet for as little as a day. In addition to reducing emissions, businesses that incorporate natural gas vehicles into their fleets have the opportunity to realize additional cost savings because natural gas fuel prices are significantly lower than diesel fuel prices, which are currently on the rise.
To learn more about the Ryder/SANBAG Natural Gas Vehicle Project, visit: www.thengvproject.com
Ryder closely monitors emerging issues related to climate change and partners with the EPA SmartWay® program to promote energy efficiency to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Ryder RydeGreen™ tractors and trailers, designed to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, are equipped with special features that have earned them the EPA SmartWay designation.
In 2006, Ryder committed to a "one-fuel" policy converting all fueling locations to low emissions Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel. The Company is currently delivering 100 percent USLD at all fueling locations.