Partners
Safe Handling, Inc.
Auburn, Maine
100 Employees
Safe Handling is an environmentally-oriented, transloading, trucking and toll-processing company. Its approach to transportation reduces costs and carbon emissions in four ways:
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Rail Transloading - its rail yards and transloading capabilities enable customers to utilize rail shipment instead of trucking for long hauls, which are 3-4 times more efficient. |
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Shipping dry (versus slurry) – Rather than shipping liquid slurries of chemicals, Safe Handling ships chemicals in dry form and then dissolves them into liquid slurries in its toll-processing plant in Maine for regional deliveries. This can reduce long-haul volumes by 2 to 6 times. |
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Efficient truck fleet – Safe Handling’s fleet of recent-model tractors and tri-axle trailers is 25% more fuel efficient than typical tandem trailers. They have received an exceptional USEPA SmartWay rating. |
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Biodiesel – Safe Handling fleet uses bio-diesel to further reduce carbon footprint. |
The company has upgraded its whole fleet with new, efficient tractors equipped with GPS-based computers to track and manage everything from idle time to excessive speed. Safe Handling’s Employee Green Idea Rewards Program for energy-saving ideas provides a steady stream of initiatives.
“We pride ourselves in being the first to adopt cost-and-carbon saving transportation ideas, and participating in SmartWay helps keeps us abreast of breakthrough innovations in our industry.”
— Ford Reiche., President
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