HDT Opens Nominations for 2022 Top Green Fleets
Heavy Duty Trucking’s editors are on the hunt to identify the greenest trucking fleets in the country. Nominate a fleet for the 2022 Top Green Fleets recognition program.
Heavy Duty Trucking’s editors are on the hunt to identify the greenest trucking fleets in the country.
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Heavy Duty Trucking has opened nominations/applications for its annual Top Green Fleets award. Each year, HDT’s editors identify some of the greenest fleets in the country to highlight in the November/December issue.
The Top Green Fleet awards honor leaders in sustainability efforts among all sizes and types of trucking fleets, in areas such as:
Fleet electrification
Alternative and renewable fuels
Cleaner-burning engines
Fuel efficiency
Freight efficiency
“Green” facilities
Testing new sustainable technologies
Fleets can apply to be considered or may be nominated by others.
Companies chosen as a 2022 Top Green Fleet will be included in the November/December issue of HDT magazine and on Truckinginfo.com and in e-newsletters. Each fleet will receive a certificate suitable for framing. Winners will be able to publicize this recognition of its “green” efforts to customers and the general public.
Apply for consideration as an HDT Top Green Fleet for 2022. Deadline is Sept. 16.
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