Heavy Duty Trucking has named the 2021 Top Green Fleets, which identifies some of the greenest fleets in the country.
HDT Announces 2021 Top Green Fleets
Heavy Duty Trucking's editors honored 30 fleets for their leadership in sustainability efforts, from fuel efficiency to electric trucks.

The Top Green Fleets honors leaders in sustainability efforts among all sizes and types of trucking fleets.
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The Top Green Fleets — selected annually by HDT’s editors — honors 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; and testing new sustainable technologies.
In alphabetical order, this year's honorees are:
HDT 2021 Top Green Fleets
Albertsons Companies — Boise, Idaho
Amazon — Seattle, Washington
Anheuser-Busch — St. Louis, Missouri
Averitt Express — Cookeville, Tennessee
Biagi Bros. — Napa, California
City of Long Beach — Long Beach, California
Dependable Highway Express — Los Angeles, California
Detmar Logistics — San Antonio, Texas
DHL — Los Angeles, California
Estes Express Lines — Richmond, Virginia
FedEx — Memphis, Tennessee
Giant Eagle —Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J.B. Hunt Transport — Lowell, Arkansas
Leonard’s Express — Farmington, New York
M&M Cartage — Louisville, Kentucky
Manhattan Beer Distributors — New York, New York
Matheson Postal Services — Sacramento, California
National Ready Mixed Concrete Company — Vernon, California
New Legend — Phoenix, Arizona
NFI Industries — Ontario, California
Nussbaum Transportation — Hudson, Illinois
PepsiCo — Purchase, New York
PGT Trucking — Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Pitt Ohio — Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Quality Custom Distribution — Frisco, Texas
Saia — Johns Creek, Georgia
Schneider — Green Bay, Wisconsin
Total Transportation Services — Rancho Dominguez, California
United Natural Foods Inc. —Providence, Rhode Island
UPS — Atlanta, Georgia
The 2021 Top Green Fleets were announced in the November issue of HDT magazine, and will be featured next week on truckinginfo.com.
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