1-800-PACK-RAT Joins U.S. EPA Smartway® Transport Partnership

BETHESDA, Md. - Dec. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- 1-800-PACK-RAT, a leader in the portable self-storage and moving industry, announced that it joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains.

1-800-PACK-RAT will contribute to the Partnership’s savings of 120.7 million barrels of oil, $16.8 billion in fuel costs, 51.6 MMT of carbon dioxide (CO2), 738,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and 37,000 tons of articulate matter. This equals taking 10 million cars of the road. Carbon dioxide is the most common greenhouse gas, and nitrogen oxide is an air pollutant that contributes to smog.

Joining the SmartWay Transport Partnership is just one way that 1-800-PACK-RAT demonstrates its strong environmental leadership and corporate responsibility in the transportation industry. 1-800-PACK-RAT recently upgraded much of its truck fleet in order to maximize efficiencies and reduce the gasoline miles per gallon used in its vehicles. The company also consistently works to reduce emissions by lowering idle times through driver education.

"1-800-PACK-RAT is honored to be a member of this partnership," said 1-800-PACK-RAT President and CEO Bob Poirier. "We are putting our best foot forward in order to reduce our overall carbon footprint. It's another way that 1-800-PACK-RAT backs up its corporate ideals with real actions."

Developed jointly in early 2003 by EPA and Charter Partners represented by industry stakeholders, environmental groups, American Trucking Associations and Business for Social Responsibility, this innovative program was launched in 2004. 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 shipper, logistics companies, truck, rail, barge and multimodal carriers.

For more information about 1-800-PACK-RAT, visit http://www.1800packrat.com or call 1-800-722-5728.

For information about the SmartWay Transport Partnership visit http://www.epa.gov/smartway.

Contact
Margaret Southern
msouthern@1800packrat.com