Publix continues to work with our truck manufacturers to get the highest miles per gallon possible for
all of our delivery trucks. Consolidation efforts made in 2010, plus our new, more efficient truck loading, allowed us to reduce the number of deliveries by over 9,700.
We've examined our truck routes to reduce empty miles on the road, wear and tear on our vehicles, and
increase fuel savings. We've changed the way we load our trailers to put more items on each truck and
increase efficient use of truck space.To improve fuel efficiency we work with our truck manufacturers to raise our mpg, use dual fuel (a combination of diesel and natural gas) for diesel generators, optimize tire pressure with automatic tire inflation and use electric fans on delivery trucks to reduce the load of mechanical fans.
We have 1,200 light duty cars, trucks and vans in our fleet, and are moving to using the most efficient
traditional car models for this fleet. We've also been adding more gas-electric hybrids to our fleet.
We currently have over 200 hybrids, 400 flex fuel vehicles, and will add to
this figure in the future.
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