At Poland Spring, decreasing emissions makes good business sense and is good for the environment

This is a guest post from Chris McKenna, fleet manager at Poland Spring.

Shortly after I became manager of Poland Spring’s truck fleet in 2007, we transitioned our fleet of 36 tractor-trailers and 75 tanker trailers from conventional diesel fuel to B5, a non-food grade biodiesel. The switch reflected Poland Spring’s on-going commitment to lightening our environmental footprint and successfully reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by about 1.8 million pounds annually. An added benefit was a decrease in fuel costs by about nine cents per gallon, a savings that became increasingly significant as fuel prices climbed to around $5 per gallon in 2008.