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


     Headquarters Location
         Toledo, Ohio

     Contact:
      Gregg Focht
      (419) 248-7469
   gregg.focht@owenscorning.com

    Number of Employees:
          20,000

    Strategy Category:
      Idling reduction
        Partner
     Case Study
/OWENS
'CORNING
                                                                                INNOVATIONS FOR LIVING
Owens  Corning
        When Owens Corning joined SmartWay Transport Partnership in
        September 2005, the company knew that to succeed as a SmartWay
        Partner they would need to engage and involve their carrier base.
To that end, on January 10, 2006, Owens Corning sent a letter to their large
carriers to  stimulate their interest and understanding of what Owens Corning
expected and why they should get involved in the SmartWay Trasnport
Partnership. This letter has become a model for other shippers interested in
recruiting their carriers into the SmartWay Transport Partnership.  To date
Owens Corning has recruited over 20 of its largest carriers  to become
SmartWay  Partners through this letter-writing campaign.

In the past, Owens Corning has recognized their carrier fleet with an
advertisement in Transport Topics that highlights the characteristics that make
those carriers valuable to Owens Corning and their customers. In 2006, Owens
Corning included the SmartWay Transport Partner logo in their advertisement,
further distinguishing their carriers as industry leaders working towards
greater fuel efficiency.

In 2005, Owens Corning recognized that their ability to track the amount of
time a driver was waiting at their plants needed definition and quantification.
Drivers were invited to sign in electronically when they came into proximity
of the plant and regardless of the time it took before loading began and ended.
This dwell time study has allowed Owens Corning to effectively and
accurately  capture information on each and every shipment and can report that
data by plant and carrier.  Based on this extensive dwell time study Owens
Corning has begun work to establish guidelines that will  reduce idling at their
plants while balancing driver safety and security.

John Gentle, Global Leader Transportation Affairs (retired), had this to say
about Owens Coming's involvement with the SmartWay Transport Partnership:
"Owens Corning is all about conservation, safety and waste elimination.  We
redefine what is possible and consistently elevate our performance and the
results of the team to employ creative processes to  engage our carriers in
support of the corporate initiatives. We believe that our strategies are
innovative and that we have been active with the SmartWay Partnership and
will continue to take every
opportunity to raise the internal   ^^ CONGRATULATING OUR #1 CARRIER SERVICE TEAM
and external consciousness of
this important program."
    www.epa.gov/smartway
                                                                                      EPA420-F-07-009

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