EPA Awards ArrowStream SmartWay Tranport Partner Status
ArrowStream earned highest score achievable to quality
CHICAGO, July 15, 2009 -- ArrowStream, a leading provider of supply chain solutions for the food industry, announced today that it earned the highest score possible (1.25) to qualify for the U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partner program. Selection for the program is based on a company’s commitment to promoting greater energy efficiency and air quality within the freight transport sector.
In 2008, ArrowStream, en route to earning its three-year SmartWay distinction, shipped 42 percent of its freight and recorded 51 percent of total miles driven with SmartWay carriers. ArrowStream’s 2009 goal is to ship more than 50 percent of its freight with SmartWay carriers and to award a Carrier of the Year from among them. The company will continue to reduce the trucking industry’s carbon footprint by leveraging its network to maximize loads and reduce the number of empty miles driven.
SmartWay Transport is an innovative collaboration between EPA and the freight sector to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, and improve energy security. Companies that participate in SmartWay Transport programs save money, reduce fuel consumption and are recognized for their social responsibility and leadership.
Companies join the SmartWay Transport Partnership to show that they are committed to promoting greater energy efficiency and air quality within the freight transport sector. SmartWay partners assist carriers in making better choices for their businesses and the environment by encouraging them to participate in the SmartWay Transport Partnership where they get information and tools to reduce fuel consumption, save money, and make a positive impact on the environment.
SmartWay partners also provide a valuable service to Shippers by enabling them to move more freight with SmartWay Transport Carrier Partners, where applicable, and improve their transportation footprint.
“ArrowStream is honored to be an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner. The SmartWay initiative is aligned with our continuous effort to gain supply chain efficiencies that benefit all trading partners, their customers and the environment. It is ArrowStream’s mission to leverage our supply chain network, the most comprehensive in the food industry, to make strides in reducing the carbon footprint while fulfilling our customers’ need for robust supply chain operations with optimal visibility, said Rodger Mullen, President and COO of ArrowStream.
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About ArrowStream
ArrowStream is committed to helping customers and their supply chain partners improve operations and the bottom line. ArrowStream transforms the food supply chain through patented, innovative solutions that help trading partners achieve results collectively that they could not reach individually. The company’s Network is the largest, most extensive collection of restaurant operators, distributors and manufacturers in the food industry. More than $20 billion of product moves through and is tracked in the ArrowStream Network providing operational efficiencies, economies of scale and financial benefits to all trading partners in it.
Founded in 2000, ArrowStream quickly earned a reputation as a premier provider of supply chain solutions for the foodservice industry serving blue-chip customers such as Wendy’s, Church’s Chicken, Steak n Shake, and ARCOP, Arby’s purchasing cooperative group.
About SmartWay Transport Partner Program
The SmartWay Transport Partnership is an innovative collaboration between EPA and the freight industry. The Partnership creates strong market-based incentives that challenge companies to improve the environmental performance of their freight operations. SmartWay Transport partners improve their energy efficiency, save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve air quality.