5 Tips To Improve Sustainability In Your Fleet

1. Implement Eco-Friendly Driving Practices: Encourage your drivers to adopt eco-friendly driving habits, such as avoiding aggressive acceleration and braking, maintaining a steady speed, and reducing idling time. These practices can significantly reduce fuel consumption and emissions, making your fleet more sustainable. For MPG Initiative Tips, visit our blog.
2. Optimize Routes and Reduce Empty Miles: Efficient route planning is crucial to minimizing fuel consumption and reducing your fleet’s carbon footprint. Use fleet management software to optimize routes, avoid traffic congestion, and minimize empty miles, ensuring that vehicles are fully utilized during each trip.
3. Implement Regular Maintenance and Vehicle Upgrades: Proper and regular vehicle maintenance can improve fuel efficiency and prolong the lifespan of your fleet. Keep vehicles well-tuned, check tire pressure regularly, and replace air filters and spark plugs as needed. Additionally, consider upgrading older vehicles to newer, more fuel-efficient models over time. To learn about Paper Transport’s equipment, visit our equipment page.
4. Invest in Telematics and Fleet Management Technology: Telematics and fleet management systems provide real-time data on vehicle performance, driver behavior, and fuel consumption. Utilize these technologies to monitor your fleet’s operations, identify areas for improvement, and implement data-driven strategies for optimizing efficiency and improving sustainability.
5. Transition to RNG Vehicles: One of the most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve sustainability is to replace traditional gasoline or diesel vehicles with alternative fuels. While electric vehicles (EVs) produce zero tailpipe emissions and hybrids combine internal combustion engines with electric motors, RNG vehicles are here now, and offer the best way of fueling efficiency.

To learn more about RNG and Paper Transport’s history with RNG, check out the YouTube series below. Our VP Of Business Development, Joe Shefchik, dives into what renewable natural gas is and what inspired Paper Transport to offer a sustainable solution to our customers.

By following these tips, you can significantly improve the sustainability of your fleet, reduce your carbon footprint, and contribute to a cleaner and more environmentally friendly transportation system.