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NEW CENTURY TRANSPORTATION
CONTACT: Jamie Sherfessee
877-870-4031 ext. 6569
jsherfesee@nctran.com
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New Century Trucking Earns Prestigious SmartWay Transportation Partner Designation from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Trucking Company Joins Program Committed to Bettering the Environment
Westampton, NJ (July, 2006) - New Century Trucking Company recently qualified for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's prestigious SmartWay Transport Partnership, a program designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency for ground freight transportation.
The New Jersey-based company has been focused on reducing its environmental footprint well before becoming a transport partner. Its long haul and regional fleet of trucks all feature external generator units, which greatly reduce truck idling time. To regulate the temperature of the cab, drivers usually leave truck engines running during their sleep breaks - wasting fuel, contributing to engine wear and creating excess pollution. These external generator units, which draw from auxiliary power to control cab temperatures, reduced New Century's idling time from 46 percent to one percent.
"Being one of the leading trendsetters in the carrier industry, we're always trying to find ways to do our job better with less harm to the environment," says Jim Molinari, President at New Century Trucking. "The SmartWay Partnership offers a solution for environmentally conscious carriers by offering cost-saving, fuel efficient strategies that reduce both pollution and energy consumption. I hope our commitment will help set a standard in the shipping industry."
A voluntary collaboration between the EPA and the freight industry, The SmartWay Partnership is designed to improve the environmental performance of the industry. By 2012, the initiative aims to reduce between 33-66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions per year. The program is also projected to save up to $9 billion in fuel costs - and 150 million barrels of oil - annually.
To become a SmartWay Transport Partner, carriers must perform an environmental assessment of their freight operations and commit to improve their performance within three years. Recommended strategies to help improve performance include idle reduction, improved aerodynamics, automatic tire inflation systems, driver training, and improved freight logistics. Shippers can also become SmartWay Partners by shipping at least half of their goods with SmartWay Transport Partners and committing to improve their facility transportation emissions within three years.
New Century, a recognized trendsetter and one of the fastest growing carriers in the industry, is an innovative provider of hybrid Truckload and LTL (Less Than Truckload) services. Based in Westampton NJ, the company has a highly specialized operations team, state-of-the-art systems, and a proactive customer service group providing a wide menu of time and mission critical services for both regional and national shippers. "Load to Deliver" service, year round temperature protection, pool distribution, dedicated fleets and climate controlled warehousing are just some of the many supply chain products offered by New Century.
To find out more about New Century, please visit their website at www.nctrans.com or call 877-870-4031, ext. 6619.
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