Inbound Logistics | June 2023

ArcBest www.arcb.com

In 2022, ArcBest invested in its ABF Freight fleet, improving fuel eciency and testing electric vehicles. The company continues to replace older equipment with tractors, trailers, and tires that increase eciency and reduce GHG emissions. ABF Freight’s fuel economy improved by 0.3% from 2021 and 7.6% since 2012. ArcBest is also testing 4 electric yard tractors, 2 straight trucks, and 3 electric forklifts to evaluate their impact and where they fit in its LTL network. In 2022, the company moved into a new LEED Gold- certified building in Chicago and began or completed renovations on more than 40 ABF Freight service centers, upgrading nearly 9,000 lighting fixtures to LED and remodeling restrooms with toilets, faucets, and fixtures that reduce water consumption and electricity. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Use alternative fuels/energy sources • Reuse/recycling program • Reduce energy usage • Solar panels

more than 8 million kWh. More than 80% of its facilities are equipped to capture real-time utility kWh usage data to evaluate opportunities to drive energy eciency. Americold invests in renewable energy and currently has 17 sites powered by solar cells with plans to add 11 sites to its portfolio over the next two years. The company also operates 23 buildings and 18 sites in the United States that are certified ENERGY STAR, making it a 2022 Premier Member of ENERGY STAR’s • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Use alternative fuels/energy sources • Reuse/recycling program • Use wastewater • Reduce energy usage • Solar panels Certification Nation. GREEN INITIATIVES

Alliance Shippers Inc. www.alliance.com A SmartWay participant provider since 2006, Alliance Shippers builds its fleet of refrigerated equipment with the most current technology to enable the company to move refrigerated goods via rail, reducing CO2 output by approximately 67% or 1 billion pounds versus moving goods over the road. Its refrigerated trailers and containers have two-way cellular tracking devices that draw power from a solar-powered battery source within the refrigeration units. This allows the company to continuously track the GPS location of assets as well as monitor temperature, check for fuel levels, and turn the refrigeration unit on and o¬ at any time. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Use alternative fuels/energy sources • Reuse/recycling program • Reduce energy usage • Solar panels NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT Alliance Shippers Inc. works closely with original equipment manufacturers to utilize SmartWay components and practices as part of specifications for any new trailer build.

• Energy-ecient lighting NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT

ArcBest received an EcoVadis Bronze medal for sustainability performance for the second year, and ABF Freight was named a 2022 EPA SmartWay High Performer for the third year.

Americold surpassed its 2022 landfill diversion goals of 20% by achieving a 22% diversion rate, directing waste toward recycling and compost programs globally.

Americold solar panels

Americold www.americold.com

In 2022, Americold invested more than $3.1 million in 32 sustainability projects and reduced energy consumption in North America by

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