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2009
CorporateFleetEmissionsSurveyReport
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TableofContents
APartnershipEffort‐Page3
AbouttheSurvey–Page4
Results–Page4
Conclusions–Page5
GreenhouseGasEmissionsAnalysis–Pages6&7
GraphsandCharts–Pages8‐15
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APartnershipEffort
Environmentalperformanceisanincreasinglyimportantareaoffocusforalltypesofvehiclefleets.Aswithothercriticalareasofperformance,benchmarkingagainstpeersisanimportant,objectivewaytomeasuretheeffectivenessofafleetorganization’sefforttoidentifyopportunitiesforimprovement.
Tohelpaccomplishthis,EnvironmentalDefenseFund(EDF),theAutomotiveFleet&LeasingAssociation
(AFLA),andUtilimarcteameduptoundertakeacomprehensivebenchmarkingsurveyofenvironmentalperformanceamongcommercialvehiclefleets.
Thesurveyresultswillenableparticipatingcommercialfleetstobetterunderstandtheeffectivenessoftheircurrentenvironmentalprograms,identifycharacteristicsthatareconsistentamongleading
programsanddemonstrateeffectivestrategiesforreducingvehiclefleetenvironmentalfootprints.
EnvironmentalDefenseFundEDFisaleadingnationalnonprofitorganizationrepresentingmorethan700,000members.Since1967,
EDFhaslinkedscience,economicsandlawtocreateinnovative,equitableandcosteffectivesolutionstosociety’smosturgentenvironmentalproblems.Toleanmoreaboutourworkwithleadingfleets,visit:www.edf.org/greenfleetAFLATheAutomotiveFleet&LeasingAssociation(AFLA)istheforumdedicatedtoimprovingcommunication
betweensellers,buyers,fleetmanagers,lendinginstitutions,fleetmanagementcompanies,usedvehiclemarketers,andalliedautomotiveservicecompanies.Utilimarc®Utilimarc®isanationallyrecognizedfleetbenchmarkingandconsultingfirm.Withmethodologies(patentpending),aproventrackrecordandclientpartnerships,Utilimarccandelivertheresourcesandskillsnecessaryforyourfleettobecomebestinclass.
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Thankyoutoallthecompaniesthatparticipatedinthisfirst‐of‐a‐kindeffort.‐YourEDF,AFLAandUtilimarcrepresentatives.
AboutTheSurvey Contained16questionsconcerningenvironmentalvehiclefleetperformance Distributedtothe300largestcorporatevehiclefleetsintheU.S.andfleetsthataremembersof
AFLA Surveyparticipantswereanonymous
Results1 72.7%ofcompaniesreportedtheycurrentlyhaveaprogramtoimprovethe
environmentalperformanceoftheirfleet
30.3%reportedthatfleetmanagementisamongthetop2or3environmentalpriorities
forthecompany
43.8%calculatetheirfleet’sgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsannually
Resultsshowedanaverageof0.47kgGHGspermileforfleetsthatregularlymeasure
theiremissions,and0.75kgGHGspermileforthosethatdonot
69%ofcompaniesreportedtheydonotpublicallydisclosetheirGHGemissionsatthis
time
29%reportedtohaveafleetspecificGHGreductiongoal;50%ofwhichhavean
absolutereductiongoal
Mostcompaniesrankfleetfueleconomyimprovementastheirhighestpriorityamong
environmentalinitiatives
35.5%reportedtheyagreethattherearelowcosttono‐costoptionsavailabletoday
thatwillhelptheirfleetsignificantlyreduceGHGemissions
7,612,096istheaveragenumberofmilesdrivenbyafleet
2,672istheaveragenumberofvehiclesinafleet
1Applicabletoonlythosecompanieswhocompletedthesurvey
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ConclusionsFromthesurvey,wewereabletoestablishacomprehensivepictureofthecurrentstateofenvironmentalperformanceamongleadingfleets.Giventhevastrangeofparticipationinthesurvey,itappearsthatmostfleetsareattheveryleastrecognizingtheimpactafleethasontheenvironment.Fleetmanagementleadsasthetopenvironmentalpriorityforone‐thirdofcompanies.Andover70%ofcompaniescurrentlyhaveaprogramforimprovingtheenvironmentalperformanceoftheirfleet.Nearlyhalfofcompaniesreporttheycalculatethetotalquantityofgreenhousegasemittedbytheirfleetannually.Thisisapromisingfigurethatrevealsnotonlyknowledgeaboutgreenhousegasesbutalsotheactionstakentomanagethem.Companiesreportedtheyencouragedriverstooptimizefueleconomyoftheirvehiclesbycommunicatingwiththemregularlyaboutdrivingpracticesthatcanreducefuel.Otherinitiativesincludeaskingdriverstosignapledgetofollowgooddrivingpractices,assigningdriverstotakeacourseinfuel‐smartdrivingpracticesormonitoringunit‐specificmilespergallon.Whenaskedtoindicateunderwhichscenariotheyprojectthegreenhousegasimpactoftheirdecision,orderingnewvehiclesstronglyemergedasthenumberoneresponse7.Consideringthepurchaseofvehicleadd‐ons,suchastelematicswasadistantsecond.Itisnotsurprisingthatfueleconomyistheleadingenvironmentalpriority.Companiesareclearlyseeingthetightrelationshipbetweenthisoperationalissueandenvironmentalperformance.OthereffortstoreduceGHGemissionsincluderight‐sizingvehiclestothejob.MaintainingpropertireinflationandimprovingroutingalsorankashighprioritiesintheefforttoreduceGHGemissions.WhilealmosthalfofcompaniesreportedtocalculateGHGemissionsannually,70%donopublicallydisclosetheinformation.Whereasmostcompaniesdonothaveafleet‐specificGHGreductiongoal,50%ofthosecompaniesthatdoalsohaveabsolutereductiongoals.Fleetsaremixedontheperceivedavailabilityoflowcosttono‐costoptionsthatcanhelptheirfleetsignificantlyreduceGHGemissions.Fleetsthatareactivelymanagingtheirgreenhousegasemissionsappeartobeperformingbetterthantheirpeerswithregardstoemissions.Fleetsthataremeasuringtheiremissionsreportalowerrateofemissions(0.47kgGHG/milecomparedto0.75kgGHG/mile).Collectively,thissurveydisplaysthatseveralleadingcompaniesarecomprehensivelymanagingtheirfleetGHGemissions.Stepssuchasmeasuringemissions,incorporatingthemostefficientvehiclethatmakesbusinesssense,minimizingmilestraveledandoptimizingvehicleusecanhelpfleetsstarttoreducetheirGHGemissions.SharingbestpracticesandbenchmarkingperformancewithpeerscanhelpallfleetsbetterindentifythemosteffectiveopportunitiesfortheirfleetstoreduceGHGemissions.
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GreenhouseGasEmissionsAnalysisThissurveywasthefirsteverpublicbenchmarkingeffortforvehiclefleetgreenhousegasemissions.Allparticipantswereaskedtoprovideemissionsdata.Thosethatdidnothaveemissionsdataatthereadywereaskedtoprovidefuelconsumptiondata.TheirGHGemissionswherethencalculatedfromthefuel
data2.Intotal,18fleetsprovidedsufficientdatatobeincludedinthisanalysis.
Grouping AveGHG(kg)/Mile AveGHGMT/Vehicle
All18Fleets 0.76 11.23
Light‐DutyFleets 0.52 9.75
MixedLight‐and‐MediumDutyFleets 0.76 11.43
EnergySectorFleets 1.09 10.69
ServiceFleets 0.59 10.41
SalesFleets 0.68 10.82
FleetsMeasuringGHGEmissions 0.47 9.54
FleetsNotMeasuringGHGEmissions 0.75 10.53
FleetsReportingGHGEmissions 0.53 9.61
FleetsNotReportingGHGemissions 0.74 11.42
ReducingGHGaPriority 0.57 9.63
ReducingNotapriority 0.72 11.44
2EmissionswerecalculatedusingtheEDF‐NAFAFleetEmissionsCalculator:www.edf.org/fleetcalculator.
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Theaverageemissionsofthesefleetswere11.23metrictonsofgreenhousegasespervehicleand0.76kilogramsofgreenhousegasespermiledriven.Forcomparisonpurposes,agasoline‐fueledvehiclethat
achievesatwelvemiles‐per‐gallonfueleconomyaverageemits0.77kgGHG/miles.
Asexpected,differenttypesoffleetshaddifferentemissionsprofiles.Light‐dutyonlyfleetsreportedanaverageannualemissionpervehicleof9.75metrictonsand0.52kgGHG/mile(roughlyequivalenttoanachieved18MPGofagasolinefueled‐vehicle).Mixedlight‐and‐mediumdutyfleetsemittednearly11.5
metrictones/vehiclesand0.76kgGHG/miles
Fleetsthatwereactivelymanagingtheirgreenhousegasemissionsoutperformedtheirpeersandhadlessemissionsoverall.Fleetsthatreportedregularlymeasuringtheirgreenhousegasemissionshadanaverageemissionsrateof0.47kgGHG/mile.Theirpeersreported0.75kgGHG/miles.Fleetsthat
claimedreducinggreenhousegasemissionswereamongtheirtoptwofleetenvironmentalprioritiesandthosethatpublicallyreportedtheiremissionsalsoreportedloweremissionspervehicleandpermilethantheirpeers.
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GraphsandChartsWhatistheprimaryuseofyourfleet?
Whatisyourcompany’smainindustry?
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Howmanyvehiclesareinyourfleet?
Item Percentage500orless 9.09%
501‐1,000 6.06%
1,001‐5,000 45.45%5,001‐10,000 21.21%
10,000andabove 18.18%
Whatistheaverageamountofmilesdrivenpervehicle?
TotalAverage:19,970
Doesyourcompanycurrentlyhaveaprogramforimprovingtheenvironmentalperformanceofitsfleet?
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Wheredoesfleetmanagementrateamongtheenvironmentalprioritiesofyourcompany?
Doesyourcompanycalculatethetotalquantityofgreenhousegasemissions(GHGs)emittedbyyourfleetatleastonanannualbasis?
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Participantswereaskedtoprovidedataonfleetgreenhousegasemissions.Fleetsthatdidnothavethisdataavailablewereaskedtoprovidefuelconsumptiondata,whichwasthenusedtocalculategreenhousegasemissions.
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Indicateunderwhichofthefollowingscenariosyouprojectthegreenhousegasimpactofyourdecisions:(checkallthatapply)
Whichofthefollowingactionsdoyoutaketoencourageyourdriverstooptimizethefueleconomyoftheirvehicle:(checkallthatapply)
Item PercentageCommunicatewithdriversregularlyaboutdrivingpracticesthatcanreducefuelconsumption
81%
Askdriverstosignapledgetofollowgooddrivingpractices 15%
Item Percentage
Orderingnewvehicles 87%
Consideringvehicleadd‐ons,suchastelematics 32%
Decidingonmaintenanceplans 16%
Planningdriverroutes 16%
Noneoftheabove 13%
Other 3%
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Assigndriverstotakeacourseinfuel‐smartdrivingpractices 15%
MonitorvehicleuntilspecificMPG 15%
Encourageminimalidling 3%
Other 3%
NoneoftheAbove 9%
RankthefollowingareasinpriorityorderforyoureffortstoreduceGHGemissions:(1beingthehighest;10thelowest)
Value AverageRankRight‐sizingvehiclestothejob 1.5Teachingdriversfuel‐savingtips 3.6Reducingvehicleidling 3.8Maintainpropertireinflation 4.2Improvingrouting 4.9Regulatingvehicletopspeeds 5.9Restrictingvehiclepersonaluse 6.0Cargo‐weightreduction 6.1
WheredoyoupublicallyreportyourfleetGHGemissions?(checkallthatapply)
Item PercentageWedonotpublicallydiscloseourGHGemissionsatthistime. 69%AnnualReport 10%PressRelease 7%AnnualCitizenship/SustainabilityReport 7%WebSite 3.5%Other 3.5%
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Unsure 10%Doesyourcompanyhaveafleetspecificgreenhousegas(GHG)reductiongoal?
Ifyes,whattypeofgoalisit?
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Ratethefollowingenvironmentalobjectivesbyorderofimportanceforyourcompany:(1beingthehighestpriority;4thelowest)
Value AverageRankImprovefleetfueleconomy 1.6Reducegreenhousegasemissions 2.7Acquiremorehybridvehicles 2.8Increaseuseofalternativefuels 3.0
Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Pleaserateyourlevelofagreementwithit.1beingagreestrongly;5beingdisagreestrongly.
TherearelowcosttonocostoptionsavailabletometodaythatwillhelpmyfleetsignificantlyreduceGHGemissions.
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