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Featured Partner: Saddle Creek Transportation
Sadc/leCreek
TRANSPORTATION
ABOUT SADDLE CREEK
LOGISTICS SERVICES
SaddLe Creek Logistics Services
provides third-party Logistics
services— warehousing,
transportation, packaging and
fuLfiLLment. By Leveraging these
capabiLities, SaddLe Creek deLivers
integrated soLutions to heLp
customers increase speed to
market, accommodate business
fluctuations, controL suppLy chain
costs, improve service to
customers, and support corporate
sustainabiLity programs.
For more information on
sustainabiLity at SaddLe Creek,
visit www.scLogistics.com/sustainabiLity
SaddLe Creek is committed to making sustainabiLity an integraL part of its
suppLy chain strategies. Our partnership with SmartWay is a naturaL extension
of this commitment. We'LL continue to work together to find ways to reduce
our environmental footprint.	3
— Mike DeLBovo, President, SaddLe Creek Transportation Inc.
WHY SMARTWAY?
SaddLe Creek's commitment to sustainabiLity and goaL of operating a green
fleet are weLL aLigned with SmartWay's focus on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and air poLLution caused by freight transportation. Partnering with
SmartWay was a naturaL next step in SaddLe Creek's commitment to increasing
suppLy chain efficiency.
INVESTING IN A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT
As part of its commitment to sustainabiLity, SaddLe Creek has invested in
compressed naturaL gas (CNG) vehicles for its for-hire fleet. CNG is a clean-
burning aLternative fueL option with exhaust emissions that are reLativeLy Low,
compared with dieseL-powered vehicLes.
In 2012, SaddLe Creek began operating a smaLL fleet of 40 Freightliner CNG
trucks from its LakeLand, FLorida (FL), headquarters, and the company has
continued to add new vehicLes. Today, the fleet is comprised of nearLy 200
CNG tractors, which represents more than 40 percent of SaddLe Creek's
total for-hire fleet. Over the past few years, the company has expanded the
fleet to its operations in Jacksonville, FL, Atlanta and Valdosta, Georgia, and
Fort Worth, Texas.
To provide CNG fuel for the trucks, Saddle Creek constructed a $2.2 million
faciLity at its Lakeland campus and in 2015, the company invested an additional
$1.5 million to upgrade its CNG fueling station and increase the availability of
more efficient time-fill stations.
More than
40%
compressed natural gas
(CNG) vehicles
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Featured Partner: Saddle Creek Transportation (continued)
BENEFITS AND RESULTS
The CNG trucks decrease emissions for both the company and its customers. To date,
the fleet has traveled more than 60 million miles on CNG and lowered its carbon
footprint significantly. By using CNG trucks instead of diesel, Saddle Creek has replaced
more than 6.5 million gaLLons of diesel with natural gas. Customers appreciate the
opportunity to make deliveries while reducing their environmental footprint. The
natural gas vehicles are also significantly quieter than their diesel counterparts, which
is particularly helpful when trucks are delivering in residential areas.
In 2014, Saddle Creek embarked on the first cross-country trip with a for-hire CNG truck,
showcasing CNG's ability to reduce carbon emissions. The trip raised the visibility of
CNG as a fuel option for long-haul goods movement trucking and helped generate
excitement and encourage broader use of this alternative fuel technology.
Saddle Creek Transportation was recognized by SmartWay for the efficiency of its
truckload services in 2013. At this level of performance, Saddle Creek ranked in
SmartWay's top 20th percentile for producing fewer carbon emissions than other
SmartWay truckload carriers. Commercial Carrier Journal featured Saddle Creek
Logistics as one of its top 250 Profiles in Success in 2014. In addition, Fleet Owner
magazine named Saddle Creek Logistics the 2014 Green Fleet of the Year.
60
million miles
on CNG

WHAT'S NEXT?
Saddle Creek will continue growing its CNG fleet to meet customer demand. The company
will consider expanding into new geographic areas as the fueling infrastructure evolves.
Saddle Creek is also converting two diesel tractors into dual CNG-diesel fuel vehicles to
reduce emissions. Plans are in place to convert more tractors to this eco-friendly, mixed-fuel
platform.
Going forward, Saddle Creek will continue innovating to increase its sustainability. The
company is working with CNG vehicle manufacturers to improve length of haul and develop
vehicles that work on more varied terrain. Saddle Creek also plans to explore and encourage
national and regional policy options that will help expand the use of alternative fuels.

Please visit the SmartWay website at www.epa.gov/smartway
for more information about our Partners.
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