SmartWay8
Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SmartWay Helps Tyson Foods Drive Out Miles,
Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Company Message
Company
Profile
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale,
Arkansas, is one of the world's
largest processors and market-
second-largest food production
company in the Fortune 500
and a member of the S&P 500.
Tyson produces a wide variety
of protein-based and prepared
food products, serving custom-
ers throughout the United States
and in more than 100 countries.
Tyson employs approximately
115,000 team members at more
than 400 facilities and offices
in the United States and around
the world. Tyson strives to be
faith-friendly, provide a safe
work environment and serve as
stewards of the animals, land and
environment entrusted to us.
"We're serious about our responsibility to the environment, which is why we
joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership. The framework it provides has
enabled us to evaluate, measure and reduce the environmental impact of
our transportation operations in a more comprehensive and strategic way.
Specifically, SmartWay has helped us reduce fuel usage and greenhouse gas
emissions, and improve our operational efficiency."
- Kevin J. Igli, SVP and Chief EHS Officer
Why Tyson Foods joined SmartWay
Tyson Foods has been a long-time supporter of SmartWay's goals to improve
transportation sustainability, and joined the partnership almost immedi-
ately after EPA launched it in 2004. Upon joining the company's primary
goal was to use SmartWay's tools to accurately measure carbon emissions
from its transportation activities and make that data available as part of its
corporate wide carbon inventory.
Tyson Foods is pleased to see the significant progress which has been made
with SmartWay's latest carbon accounting tools. SmartWay's updated tools
have providedTyson Foods with a good assessment of its freight emissions,
including emissions from both its private and contracted fleets. Understand-
ing our Transportation footprint is critical for continual improvements
aimed at protecting the environment for future generations.
Contact
Brad Pierce
Corporate Transportation
Manager
479 290 3495
SmartWay Partners have helped
the freight sector reduce 23.6
million metric tons of carbon
dioxide (equivalent of remov-
478,000 tons of nitrogen oxide,
and 22,000 tons particulate
matter, while saving 2.3 billion
gallons of fuel (a savings of $6.5
billion in fuel costs).
SmartWay Focus
Tyson Foods is one of a few companies which participates in SmartWay as both a
shipper and carrier. Asa shipper/carrier Tyson is strongly committed to reducing
greenhouse gas emissions,other air pollutants, and fuel consumption for both its
private and contracted fleets. To meet its commitment as a SmartWay partner, Tyson
has undertaken a broad range of initiatives related to reducing transportation miles, rail
usage whenever possible,encouraging the use of low-emission engines and single-wide
tires, use of aerodynamic packages, tare weight reductions, auxiliary power units, and
setting company goals of only doing business with SmartWay carrier partners.
Approximately 99-percent of Tyson Foods refrigerated shipments are transported by
approved SmartWay Carriers.
In addition to our commitment of moving our shipments with SmartWay approved
carriers Tyson Foods, Inc. has additional programs designed to reduce the company's
environmental impact and improve its overall sustainability
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Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SMARTWAY PARTNER PROFILE: TYSON FOODS
Smartway Helps Tyson Foods Drive Out Miles, Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ECO-Friendly Equipment. All SmartWay Partners are committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, air pollution
and fuel usage in their transportation fleets. To fulfill this commitment, Tyson Foods' Private Fleet includes over 900
auxiliary power units; employs the use of cab extenders and trailer skirts within their fleet. In addition, the company
recently purchased 300 SmartWay certified tractors and 300 trailers in 2012.
Direct Ship to Customer. Tyson Foods continues to partner with its customers to evaluate and implement
opportunities which alter order patterns and volumes allowing product to be shipped directly to a customer's dock. During
the company's 2011 fiscal year, these efforts saved more than 1.5 million truck miles.
Heavy Shipment/Ultra-Light Equipment. Tyson Foods and our SmartWay partners have invested in ultra-light
equipment allowing the company to add product weight to its shipments. In addition to procuring lighter equipment, Tyson
Foods and its partners strategically identify and add weight to other high volume shipping lanes. As a result of these
efforts, more than 3.9 million truck miles were saved in the company's fiscal year 2011.
Sustainable Packaging. Tyson Foods' Team members developed packaging changes to reduce box size, which
at the same time allowed the addition of more product weight. These changes led to eliminating not only raw
materials, but an impressive 2.1 Million truck miles.
Rail/lntermodal. Tyson Foods has further reduced its truck miles by our use of rail to ship food and other
by-products to our customers. In the company's 2011 fiscal year, we shipped products over 18.8 million rail miles
saving over 74 million truck miles.
Benefits & Results
At Tyson Foods, these initiatives were designed to "Drive Out Miles" while meeting the company's goals as a SmartWay
shipper and carrier partner. Tyson Foods credits the support and leadership of the company's Team Members for the
success of its many transportation initiatives. Altogether, Tyson Foods estimates that as a result of these efforts over 81
million over-the-road truck miles were eliminated during the company's 2011 fiscal year.
Looking Ahead
For the remainder of 2012 and beyond, Tyson Foods will continue initiatives designed to "Drive Out Miles" while fulfilling our
goal to only do business with SmartWay carriers.
"Sustainability is about doing the right thing in all aspects of our business so the company can sustain itself for the long-
term," says Donnie Smith, Tyson Foods President and Chief Executive Officer. "At Tyson, this includes such important areas
as food safety, environmental protection, animal well-being, ethical business practices and worker health and safety. It also
involves maintaining a strong bottom line since we must manage our financial resources first in order to pay for our social,
environmental and product-related efforts."
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