G&K Services Launches Pilot Program to Test Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks
04 Junio 2012 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GKSR) announced
today that the company has launched a pilot program to test hybrid
electric trucks in its fleet of delivery vehicles. The company has
placed hybrid electric diesel step vans into service in its
locations in Northern California. The new hybrid trucks are
projected to cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions compared to
conventional delivery vehicles.
G&K Services' new hybrid electric
delivery trucks are now serving customers in the Northern
California market. (Photo: G&K Services, Inc.)
“We are excited to get these new hybrid trucks on the road,
making deliveries to our customers,” said Dick Stutz, G&K’s
Senior Vice President of Operations. “G&K is focused on both
maximizing the fuel economy of our delivery fleet and being good
stewards of the environment.”
The new vehicles were obtained in partnership with the State of
California’s Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).
G&K will work closely with the State of California and the
vehicle manufacturers to track and analyze the performance of these
vehicles and assess the technology for broader use.
Ensuring environmental stewardship is one of G&K’s core
values. G&K Services is an industry leader in the design,
development and implementation of environmentally responsible
industrial laundry operations. For more information on G&K
Services’ commitment to environmental sustainability please visit
the company’s web site at www.gkservices.com/about/green.html.
About G&K Services,
Inc.G&K Services, Inc. is a service-focused market
leader of branded uniform and facility services programs in the
United States, and is the largest such provider in Canada.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services has over
7,500 employees serving approximately 165,000 customers from over
160 facilities in North America. G&K Services is a publicly
held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
symbol GKSR and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s
SmallCap 600 Index. For more information on G&K Services, visit
the company’s web site at www.gkservices.com.
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