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With their sprawling, energy-sucking DCs and carbon-spewing trucks, logistics/distribution operations may seem the very antithesis of green. But our exclusive reader survey tells a different story.
Biofuels can be expensive, and the supply network is still under construction. But that's not stopping some of the largest fleet operators in the country from making the switch.
The days when heavy trucks idle away the evening at truck stops and freight yards may be numbered. States and municipalities are cracking down on the practice, and DCs may be forced to follow suit.
Eerily quiet truck stops. Executives vying for the position of vice president in charge of tree planting. Retailers sharing proprietary information with third-party service providers. Cut-throat competitors shipping their products in the same truck. Welcome to the average workday of the not-so-distant future.