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Hauliers aim to be green
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NINE OUT OF 10 hauliers are trying to cut the pollution caused by their business, according to the Freight Transport Association (ETA).
The latest FTA Quarterly Transport Activity Survey asked members what they were doing in response to climate change and 87% said they were trying to be as green as possible.
Among other measures, 60% had given drivers fuel-efficiency training, 20% regularly reviewed the possibility of using alternative transport, and 75% routinely reviewed operations to cut fuel consumption and empty running. PTA economics analyst Elizabeth Leroy says such measures not only help the environment, but also have economic benefits for businesses. In the 10 years to 2005, there was a 6.8% reduction in empty running and a 10% cut in fuel consumption.
Leroy added that the improvements would have been more dramatic if operators did not have to contend with congestion, with 37% of operators believing that building more roads would help them to cut carbon output.
-Providing more road capacity is undoubtedly anenvironmentally friendly action," she says.