KCFC members Eaton and Mercer
Transportation made a fabulous showing
at the
40th Mid-America Trucking Show
this week in Louisville, Ky.
Mike Romine. who represents Eaton's
Roadranger System, listens intently to a
visitor at the show.
Thomas Clark of Eaton works with Kiley
and Kelsey from kyGREENtv as they gather
footage and interviews for an internet
television special.
Len Dunman of Mercer Transportation
works on driver recruitment at the show.
President Visits UPS to Highlight
Private Sector Energy Solutions
UPS Becomes Charter Member of
National Clean Fleets Partnership
Speaking to a crowd of more than 300 employees and representatives
of major American companies at the UPS (NYSE: UPS) facility here,
President Barack Obama praised efforts to reduce the environmental
impact of corporate trucking fleets, noting the potential of
alternative fuel vehicles to lower the nation's dependence on oil
and drive savings both from an environmental and business
standpoint.
"If you're a business that needs to transport goods, I'm challenging
you to replace your old fleet with a clean energy fleet that's not
only good for your bottom line, but good for our economy, good for
our country and good for our planet," said Obama.
Chairman and CEO Scott Davis welcomed President Obama to UPS, which
with its "rolling laboratory" of nearly 2,000 alternative fuel
vehicles was chosen to host the event. Pepsi-Frito Lay, Verizon and
AT&T also showcased their alternative fuel fleets for the President.
Those companies joined UPS and FedEx today in becoming charter
members of the National Clean Fleets Partnership.
As members of the partnership, the companies - operators of more
than 275,000 vehicles combined- pledged to support the
Administration's energy security efforts and to develop new
alternative fuel technologies in tandem with the government. The
combination of private sector innovation with public sector support
is seen as a way to drive efforts to lower America's dependence on
foreign oil while growing the domestic economy and contributing a
significant cost-savings to companies.
Making the transition to a clean energy economy will help us... in
two very important ways," Obama added. "First, it reduces the chance
that our families, our businesses and our economy will be held
hostage to the whims of the oil market. Second, investments in clean
energy have the potential to create an untold number of new jobs and
new industries right here in the United States."
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Next KCFC Meeting - April 29
Be sure to join us for the Spring KCFC Meeting, April 29, 2011,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT, at Shaker Village, Pleasant Hill, Ky. We
will be launching our new Green Fleets of the Bluegrass program.
Please RSVP to
kycleanfuels@insightbb.com today to reserve your spot.
See our news blogs at
http://kycleanfuels.blogspot.com
