^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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