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Profile: Celadon Trucking Services Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Number of employees: 4,000
Celadon Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides long-haul, full-truckload freight service across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company also owns Celadon Dedicated Services (which provides supply chain management solutions such as warehousing and dedicated fleet services) and Celadon Brokerage Services.
Celadon has made the following modifications to its fleet:
- Installed auxiliary air heaters on all trucks coming in over the past year to eliminate the engine’s need to idle in cold weather;
- Installed ambient air temperature sensors on all trucks coming in over the past year to override the engine’s ability to run between the ambient of 70–20 degrees Fahrenheit;
- Equipped trucks and trailers with the most fuel efficient dual tires available on the market;
- Accelerated new truck purchases planned for the next two years, all of which will include 2007 compliant engines in SmartWay-certified tractors (Freightliner Cascadia, International ProStar, and Volvo VN Series);
- Recalibrated new engines to produce less than 30 grams of NOx at an idle; and as a result, are certifying trucks with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as compliant with their emission standard;
- Shortened trailer to tractor gaps to minimize aerodynamic drag;
- Used synthetic lubricants in all transmissions and differentials to minimize friction;
- Reduced maximum road speed for the entire fleet; and
- Converted its trailer fleet to lightweight, high cube, 53’ plate trailers.
“As a SmartWay Partner, our employees and customers can take pride in knowing our company has taken an aggressive, pro-active approach in doing its part to support a cleaner environment.”
Steve RussellChairman and Chief Executive Officer, Celadon Group Inc.