Partners
Owens Corning
Toledo, Ohio
Number of employees:
20,000
 Winner,
2006 SmartWay Excellence Award
Owens Corning invented glass fiber and glass fiber insulation more than
50 years ago. Today, it has become a leading home-building products
company and has expanded the applications for glass fiber materials.
Owens Corning is the world's leading producer of glass fiber materials
used in composites.
In 2005, Owens Corning recognized that its ability to track the amount
of time a driver was waiting at its plants needed definition and quantification.
Drivers were invited to sign in electronically when they came into proximity
of the plant, regardless of the time it took before loading began and
ended. This dwell time study allowed Owens Corning to effectively and
accurately capture shipment information and report that data by plant
and carrier. Based on this extensive study, Owens Corning is establishing
guidelines to reduce idling at its plants while balancing driver safety
and security.
Owens Corning was the first SmartWay Partner to make a substantial
investment in advertising the SmartWay Partner logo in an industry publication.
It also promoted SmartWay heavily through its business-to-business web
portal and established a toll free phone number for its carriers to
learn more about SmartWay. Owens Corning has further demonstrated its
commitment to the Partnership by sending all its carriers information
about SmartWay and the benefits of participating. To date, Owens Corning
has recruited more than 25 new Carrier Partners.
“Owens Corning is all about conservation, safety and waste
elimination. We redefine what is possible and consistently elevate our
performance and the results of the team to employ creative processes
to engage our carriers in support of the corporate initiatives. We believe
that our strategies are innovative and that we have been active with
the SmartWay Partnership and will continue to take every opportunity
to raise the internal and external consciousness of this important program.”
— John Gentle, Global Leader Transportation
Affairs (retired)
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