SmartWay'
Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
     Idling Reduction
       Company Profile


     Headquarters Location
       Waterbury, Vermont

     Contact:
      Donald Ostler
      Fleet Manager
      (802) 882-2316
      don.ostler@qmcr.com

    Number of Employees:
          700

    Strategy Category:
      Idling Reduction

    Number of Power Units:
           24
     Partner
 Case  Study
 Green Mountain  Coffee Roasters

     Examining the environmental impacts of their decisions is a pivotal part of
     Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' business ethics. As a private fleet,
     Green Mountain transports about 20 million pounds of coffee beans and
grounds per year all over the United States. Green Mountain also contracts with
other carriers as well.  "A deciding factor of whether a carrier receives our
business rests upon whether they are a SmartWay Partner or not," notes Don
Ostler, fleet manager for Green Mountain.  As Ostler searched for information
on idling reduction strategies, he came across the SmartWay program. Since
the spring of 2005, Green Mountain has been a member of SmartWay and has
utilized the SmartWay program to their economic and environmental advantage.

Green Mountain has achieved great success both environmentally and
economically since joining the SmartWay team. Green Mountain is expecting
to reduce CO2  emissions by 641 tons in 2007 alone from idling reduction
strategies.  Idling reduction strategies will save the company 2,421 gallons of
fuel which will result in over $7,000 of savings. Green Mountain also utilizes
SmartWay-recommended aerodynamic technologies on their trucks as well. In
total, Green Mountain's implementation of SmartWay-recommended strategies
is expected to reduce CO2 emission amounts by 11,899 tons in 2007. In
addition, Green Mountain is currently testing nose cones for the front of their
trucks and is examining the possibility of bio-diesel fuel.

Green Mountain feels that SmartWay can be used as a lever on other companies
to turn toward stronger environmental practices. "Using SmartWay is a great
way to show the public what we are doing," states Ostler. Ostler believes that as
more companies become involved in the SmartWay program, the  public will
soon follow. Green
Mountain's future plans
include a driver education
program, bio-diesel fuel
implementation, governing
of vehicles, and speed
monitoring. Ostler
concludes, "Companies
must be leaders in  the
environmental  sector."
    www.epa.gov/smartway
                                                                                   EPA420-F-06-005

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