Truckload carrier CFI receives honors for environmental efforts

The SmartWay Transport Partnership, through which the award is presented, was created by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2003

to demonstrate that participants can save money on fuel and operating costs while helping the environment.

The 450 participating companies are on track to save more than

$1.2 billion in fuel costs and remove more than 4 million

tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the air by 2007.

CFI, which operates about 2,500 tractors and more than 7,000 trailers to carry goods throughout the United States and Canada, is recognized as the first truckload carrier to convert its entire fleet of tractors to wide-base tires, which has improved fuel mileage.

“CFI became a SmartWay Transport Partner to become part of a long-term solution toward reducing emissions and fuel consumption,” said CFI Vice President of Maintenance Bruce Stockton, in a news release.

Other accomplishments for which CFI is being recognized include participation in field-testing of 2007 EPA compliant engines and reducing emissions output by 366 metric tons of carbon dioxide, 118 metric tons of nitrogen and 3 metric tons of particulate matter.

CFI was founded in 1951 and has 37 sales offices and more than 3,000 employees.