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Partners
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas
 Winner,
2006 SmartWay Excellence Award
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood
Markets and SAM’S CLUB locations in the United States. The company
also operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico,
and the United Kingdom. The company’s securities are listed on
the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.
Wal-Mart is one of only two companies to make commitments as both a
SmartWay Carrier and a SmartWay Shipper. By investing in idle reduction
technologies, advanced aerodynamics, speed controls and tire improvements,
Wal-Mart is reducing 670, 000 tons of CO2 and saving over 60 million
gallons of diesel fuel annually. Wal-Mart has made a public commitment
to increase their truck fleet fuel efficiency by 25% by 2008 and 100%
by 2015. As a SmartWay Shipper, they have hosted several carrier meetings
to introduce SmartWay to their carriers, which have resulted in 25 new
partners.
"One of our environmental sustainability goals at Wal-Mart
is to be supplied 100% by renewable energy. We can't do that alone.
We need the ideas of everyone in the trucking industry. The SmartWay
program provides a portal for the trucking industry to share cost-effective,
environmentally friendly initiatives that work. Together, the trucking
industry can help our environment, and reduce our oil consumption, while
continuing to deliver safely to our customers."
— Tim Yatsko, Senior Vice President of Transportation
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