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YRC chief calls for national trucking speed limit |
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Thursday, 16 October 2008 |
By Dave Hannon --Purchasing.com,10/14/2008
In a panel session at the recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) conference in Denver, Bill Zollars, CEO of YRC Worldwide, said he supports implementing a national speed limit for trucks.
YRC’s trucking subsidiaries, Yellow and Roadway, have their speed governors set at 62 m.p.h. even lower than the American Trucking Associations’ push for a 65 m.p.h. speed limit. According to the ATA, a truck traveling at 75 m.p.h. consumes 27% more fuel than one going at 65.
Zollars told attendees YRC tries to never idle trucks while drivers are not on the road. In fact, YRC would rather pay for a hotel room in such a case to reduce the amount of fuel burned by an idling truck.
Zollars also pointed out that YRC has a chief sustainability officer in place and is developing a carbon calculator available on its web site. http://www.yrcw.com/green/index.html
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