12 February 2010

Helps clarify environmental impact of transportation

YRC Worldwide has launched its Green Balance Calculator. Developed in partnership with Sustainable Travel International (STI), the calculator is an optional tool customers can use to help offset emissions associated with their shipments via certified carbon offset projects.

The Green Balance Calculator evaluates eight transportation activities that produce or influence carbon emissions including: fuel, rail miles, air miles, electricity, hotel nights, employee commuting, rental car miles and employee reimbursed miles.

YRC Worldwide is the only less-than-truckload transportation provider to partner with customers on improving environmental sustainability through the use of such a tool.

The Company's highly efficient network provides ‘carpooling’ for shipments, creating greater load density and reducing unnecessary emissions. Instead of idling trucks overnight, YRC Worldwide provides hotel lodging for drivers, eliminating excessive engine idling and the emissions it generates. The Company also places speed restrictions on its engines so that its equipment is optimised for fuel efficiency and emissions reduction.

Use of the Green Balance Calculator is available with a tax-deductible charitable donation to a carbon offset project portfolio through STI. Contributions support clean energy, energy efficiency and forestry projects, while supporting environmental sustainability and helping to offset CO2 emissions. Customers have a variety of carbon offset options to choose from, all of which are certified by internationally recognised standards such as the Gold Standard through STI and its partners.