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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA - Over the long haul, a penny saved adds up
Big local trucking company squeezes out $250,000 with heater, speed changes
Williamsport,Pen,USA -The Herald Mail by ARNOLD S. PLATOU -June 22, 2008: -- Pinching pennies is paying off for D. M. Bowman Inc. as the big trucking company rolls on amid rising diesel fuel prices... Just by switching in new heaters and easing back a tad on the accelerator, Bowman has saved about $250,000, said Jim Ward, president and CEO... Bowman, which hauls for such companies as Volvo, Lowe's and Home Depot and travels mainly east of the Mississippi River, has joined other major carriers as a SmartWay partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... One step Bowman has taken is, rather than letting its truck engines idle to provide heat for drivers, special heaters have been installed that use only "a very minimal amount of diesel," Ward said... In addition, last fall across its fleet, Bowman ordered the maximum speed reduced from 65 mph to 63 mph to save fuel and improve safety, he said... It buys diesel in bulk so its drivers can fill up at Bowman facilities in Maryland, Pennsylvania and North Carolina... That fuel accounts for 70 percent of what its fleet uses. The other 30 percent comes from truck stops with whom Bowman negotiates a lower rate... Labels: trucking industry news USA
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