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

 Headquarters Location
  Bannockburn, Illinois

 Contact:
  Jared Palmer
  General Council
  SmartWay Transport
  Partnership Representative
  (847) 964-5718
  jpalmer@afnww.com

 Number of Employees:
       100+

 Strategy Category:
  Idling Reduction

 Number of Networked
  Carrier Companies:
      7,800

 Number of Networked
  Shipper Companies:
      3,800
                                Profile
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                                   AFN  (Advantage Freight Network)

                                        Advantage Freight Network (AFN) is a logistics company formed in 2003
                                        with just eight employees. Currently AFN has grown to represent over
                                        7,800 carriers and 3,800 shippers and now employs over 100 individuals.
                                  AFN prides itself on being a safe, responsible, and environmentally conscious
                                  company. AFN makes extra effort to find clean and safe trucks to haul shippers'
                                  product. "We do our best not to ship our client's products with dirty trucking
                                  companies," notes Jared Palmer of  AFN.

                                  AFN has encouraged carriers to practice dropping their trailers off at loading
                                  docks to prevent drivers from idling while freight is being loaded and unloaded.
                                  AFN also sends out newsletters to its carriers to promote the SmartWay program
                                  and to encourage carriers to implement environmentally friendly technologies
                                  and techniques.

                                  AFN has devoted itself to finding and utilizing carrier clients who are members
                                  of the SmartWay program. Palmer notes, "We look at a company's profile, such as
                                  IKEA who are active SmartWay  participants, in order to prospect future cus-
                                  tomers that are environmentally friendly." Palmer notes that there has been a
                                  shift towards environmental stewardship within the freight industry. By seeking
                                  out and supporting businesses that are environmental leaders within the freight
                                  industry, AFN is doing its part to promote an environmental sustainability into
                                  the future.

                                  "Currently SmartWay is at the forefront of involvement and change in the trans-
                                  portation sector, and that is something that we desire to be a  part of. To stay
                                  with the times you need to stay with the people who are leading the cause," com-
                                  ments Palmer on the SmartWay program. The ethics and quality that AFN strives
                                  for speaks for their success within  the industry. AFN's effort in become a
                                  "green" company early-on demonstrates their leadership abilities within the
                                  freight industry.
http://www.epa.gov/smartway
                                                                                EPA420-F-07-002

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