Major supermarket adds its weight to FTA’s LCRS 11 October 2011

ASDA is the latest company to join the FTA's Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS), the organisation's voluntary scheme to measure and ultimately reduce carbon emissions from trucks and vans.

Members of the Freight Transport Association's LCRS now represent more than 50,000 commercial vehicles in the UK.

By providing fuel usage, fleet and activity data, ASDA, along with the 55 other businesses in the LCRS, hopes to start by helping the logistics sector paint an accurate picture of its carbon footprint.

"We continue to drive the focus into producing fewer, friendlier and cheaper miles, and are delighted to be involved in this scheme," comments Chris Hall, national transport manager for ASDA.

"The opportunity to use this scheme to further develop our relationships in the industry and to set our agenda in relation to fleets and fuels of the future is vitally important," he adds.

Simon Chapman, the FTA's chief economist, agrees that bringing such a big name on board is great news. "It reflects how seriously the industry is taking its role in the carbon reduction agenda. After all, CO2 from freight accounts for a third of all transport emissions," he says.

"Our first report revealed that progress has already been made through driver fuel efficiency training, use of biofuels and increases in vehicle carrying capacity," he continues.

"With fuel now accounting for around 40% of the costs of running a truck, greater fuel efficiency, which also results in cutting carbon dioxide emissions, is a prize every operator should be aiming for," adds Chapman.

Author
John Challen

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