Weis Markets, Inc. : Weis Markets Joins EPA’s SmartWay® Transport Partnership
January 24, 2012 at 11:38 am
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Weis Markets Joins EPA's SmartWay® Transport Partnership
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
(Sunbury PA) - Weis Markets today announced it has joined
the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program, that will
help it assess the environmental and energy efficiency of
the trucks supplying its 161 stores.
Weis Markets currently operates and maintains 131 tractors
and 420 trailers, which supply the company's stores from
its 1.1 million square-foot distribution center in Milton,
Pennsylvania. In recent years, it has incorporated a
number of conservation measures and technologies into its
fleet management and operations, including fuel
conservation and right-size load programs; routing software
designed to reduce overall mileage and idling times;
aerodynamic side skirts on new trailers that are designed
to improve fuel efficiency and fuel efficient tires.
"We are pleased to be working with EPA's SmartWay Transport
Program," said Joe Kleman, Weis Markets' Vice President of
Distribution. "In recent years, we've made considerable
progress reducing our fuel consumption and improving the
overall efficiency of our truck fleet. The Smartway
program will enhance our efforts and offer us insights on
emerging programs and technologies that will help us build
on our progress. Ultimately, we believe this will
help us reduce our carbon footprint, conserve fuel and
reduce our costs - it's good for the environment and
helpful to our business."
ABOUT SMARTWAY TRANSPORT PROGRAM
EPA in close cooperation with industry stakeholders,
environmental groups, American Trucking Associations and
Business for Social Responsibility, helped develop and
launch the SmartWay Transport Program in 2004.
Partners rely upon SmartWay tools and approaches to track
and reduce emissions and fuel use from goods
movement. The Partnership currently has over 3000
Partners.
Since 2004, SmartWay has helped its 3,000 partners conserve
1.5 billion gallons of fuel while achieving $3.6 billion in
lower fuel costs. This reduced usage has prevented
14.7 MMT of carbon dioxide (CO2), 215,000 tons of oxides of
nitrogen (NOx) and 8,000 tons of particulate matter from
being released into the environment. Carbon dioxide
is the most common greenhouse gas, and nitrogen oxide is an
air pollutant that contributes to smog.
ABOUT WEIS MARKETS
Founded in 1912 and marking its 100th year of operation,
Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE:WMK) is a Mid-Atlantic food
retailer operating 161 stores in five states: Pennsylvania,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia.
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Weis Markets, Inc. is principally engaged in the retail sale of food in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The Companyâs retail food stores sell groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, meats, seafood, fresh produce, floral, pharmacy services, deli products, prepared foods, bakery products, beer and wine, fuel and general merchandise items, such as health and beauty care and household products. The store product selection includes national, local and private brands, including natural, gluten-free and organic varieties. It advertises its products and promotes its brand through digital and printed circulars; television ads; radio ads; e-mail blasts, and on-line via its Website, social media and mobile applications. The Loyalty program includes reward points that may be redeemed for discounts on items in store, at the Companyâs fuel stations or at one of its third-party fuel station partners. It owns and operates 197 retail food stores, many of which have online order customer service.
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