The Daily: April 23, 2022
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Location location location. Location is everything, and often plays a massive part in fleets who are embracing the future of sustainability in the trucking industry. An Iowa-based food distributor is paving the way in the Midwest by focusing on using biodiesel blends and reducing the amount of fuel burned by its fleet.
Today’s Featured Article from Trucking Info spotlights the company and what they’re doing to improve the industry in their area. ☕️
“Our chief want in life is someone who shall make us do what we can. This is the service of a friend. With him, we are easily great.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Featured Article:
How a Midwest Food Distributor Approaches Sustainability - Fleet Management - Trucking Info
“Medium-duty straight trucks make up about two-thirds of the Loffredo Fresh Food fleet. Many are now running on biodiesel blends.”
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“Lance Fritz, Union Pacific chairman, and CEO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results if Union Pacific has been able to take market share from trucks and more.”
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