10 Tips for Truckers & the Environment

Whether you're washing trucks, disposing of solvents or just hauling a load coast-to-coast, complying with environmental rules is a major part of your trucking-related job. To help you meet your legal -- and ecological -- responsibilities, we're offering the following excerpts from the popular video "10 Tips for Trucks and the Environment."

These clips review basic sources of pollution both at the facility and in the truck and instructs viewers on ways to reduce or prevent contaminants reaching the environment.  Although the video was originally produced specifically for the trucking industry, the information presented applies equally well to buses and cars.

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Introduction and Tip 1: The Truck

Features the introduction ot the video and three truck-related pointers to keep the air cleaner and your company out of trouble with authorities.

Tip 2: Speed Management

Learn how you can save 5,000 gallons of fuel a year and save on your tire bill with the second tip in our series.

Tip 3: Service and Terminal Operations

A tidy shop can help prevent all types of pollution.

Tip 4: Chemicals and Cleaning Products

One quart of oil can contaminate 250,000 gallons of drinking water. With that in mind, storing and handling chemicals should be a high priority.

Tip 5: Solving the Solvent Problem

Get tips on how to minimize solvent use and switch to more ecologically friendly cleaners.

Tip 6: It's cool to be green

Learn how to get "free" freon for your trucks through recycling.

Tip 7: Watch Where You Park

A few drips can add up to a big problem. Get advice on how to prevent and contain spills.

Tip 8: A Clean Truck is a Clean Image

You just can't wash your trucks anywhere. Learn what discharge requirements you have to meet.

Tip 9: Recycle EVERYTHING

Now that we've covered the operation, maintenance and washing of your trucks, its time to look in the office for conservation possibilities.

Tip 10: Pollution Prevention Committees

It's not enough to establish goals. It has to become part of the company culture. A committee can help make that happen.

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