“US Foods continues to make improvements across the company to reduce our environmental footprint and allow us to serve our customers in an energy efficient way,” said Sam Erwin, Oklahoma City Division President, US Foods. “These new vehicles will help us drastically reduce our annual fuel costs while reducing the amount of emissions delivered during our daily deliveries to customers.”
US Foods is certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a SmartWay Partner, thanks to initiatives that have improved the efficiency of the company’s fleet, reduced the amount of fuel used and enabled the firm to avoid 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.
The Oklahoma City Division delivers food and related products to more than 5,000 customers in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, including restaurants, health care institutions and hotels. It will purchase CNG from fuel retailers that have partnered with Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
Source: US Foods
