Sunny Delight Beverages rolls out green fleet in Southern California

“Transplace, our strategic logistics partner, helped us find the best way to take advantage of alternative fuel source savings in our network,” said Ellen Iobst, senior vice president, manufacturing and technology and chief sustainability officer at Sunny Delight. “We have always been a forward-thinking company in the area of sustainability, and our move into the NGV arena supports our continued efforts.”

The five-year arrangement transports Sunny Delight products to customers across the Southern California market to cities such as Los Angeles, Mira Loma, Carson and Riverside. To date, the program has met the company’s goals; and long-term, Sunny Delight expects the transition from diesel to CNG for its fleet operations will result in substantially fewer greenhouse gas emissions and reduced transportation costs.

“We actively support Sunny Delight with the strategy and execution for leading-edge transportation management,” said Transplace Director, Operations Clint Dearing. “Transplace developed a focused plan to assist Sunny Delight’s desire to more sustainably bring its products to market. They wanted a solution that would be better for the environment while also making economic sense, and we were able to help Sunny Delight find and implement the best of both worlds.”

Source: Transplace