Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and its Zero Waste to Landfill program recently received the 2010 WasteWise Gold Achievement Award for Waste Reduction in the Workplace
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In October 2009, FCCC became the first chassis manufacturer and first company within the trucking industry to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill status in the United States, achieving its goal three months ahead of schedule. Since then, FCCC has been recognized by the state of South Carolina three times for its recycling efforts and twice by Daimler AG, its parent company.

FCCC's Zero Waste to Landfill program and comprehensive recycling efforts resulted in elimination of solid waste disposal throughout its entire facility. FCCC went from disposing 250,000 pounds per month of solid waste in January 2007 to disposing zero pounds by October 2009.

The FCCC facility recycles materials such as plastic, paper, aluminum, cardboard, metals, wood and nylon.

The company's commitment to clean air technologies is in line with its parent company, Daimler AG's, global initiative called "Shaping Future Transportation." Launched by Daimler in November 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany, the initiative is focused on reducing category emissions pollutants, carbon dioxide, and fuel consumption.