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Logistics Best Practice Guide
A guide to implement best practices in logistics in order to save energy and reduce the environmental impact of logistics.

CLECAT’s Best Practice Guide to save energy and reduce emissions
PREFACE .......................................................................................................... 5 I. II. 1. 2. III. 1. 2. 3. IV. Introduction.............................................................................................. 5 Aim of the exercise................................................................................. 5 Promoting best practice .............................................................................. 5 Best practice is you!.................................................................................... 6General areas for improvement.............................................................. 7 Technology ................................................................................................ 7 Personnel................................................................................................... 9 Smart/strategic logistics............................................................................ 10 Concluding remarks.............................................................................. 12

BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES............................................................................ 13 I. Technical ................................................................................................. 13 1. Information Technology for Efficient Road FreightOperations (Department for Transport, UK with RHA and FTA)........................................................................ 13 2. Telematics for Efficient Road Freight Operations (Freight Best Practice / Department for Transport, UK) ............................................................................ 14 3. Solar roof to save energy (FedEx, USA)...................................................... 14 4. Fuel Saving Devices (Department for Transport, UK) ................................... 15 5. Fuel Management Guide............................................................................ 15 6. SmartWay, US Environment Protection Agency. .......................................... 15 7. Reduction of Waste through an Oil Treatment Plant .................................... 16 8.Reduced Water Consumption by Using a Modern Washing Facility ................ 16 9. Introduction of Power Saving Technology ................................................... 16 10. Double-deck Cargo for Increased Efficiency (Emons Cargo).......................... 16 11. Use of Intermodal Transport (Ewals Cargo Care)......................................... 16 12. Monitoring Fuel Consumption(Ewals Cargo Care)........................................ 17 13. Reduction of Emissions by Use of Low-emission vehicles (H.P Therkelsen A/S) 17 14. Improved Vehicle Utilization through Mobile Sludge Drainage (Joma Slamsugningsservice AB) .................................................................................... 17 15. Eco Guardian – Lower Emissions and Fuel Consumption by a Comparative Trialof Vehicle Technologies (J. W. Suckling Transport Limited) .................................... 18 16. Water-saving Equipment and Use of Rainwater for Vehicle Cleaning (Metzger Spedition GmbH)................................................................................................ 18 17. Reduction of Water Consumption (Transportes Campillo SA) ........................ 18 18. Hybridshunting locomotive (Port of Rotterdam).......................................... 18 19. Transport of waste materials by water (London Waste and Bywaters/SmartBarge Ltd, UK) ............................................................................ 19 20. Improvement in aerodynamics (Aspray Transport Ltd / Freight Best Practice) 19

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