Bison unveils web GHG calculator for LCVs

WINNIPEG — Bison Transport, which leads the industry in the use of Long Combination Vehicles (LCV) in North America, says its new online greenhouse gas-emissions (GHG) calculator shows that the units have been proven to reduce GHG emissions by as much as 40 percent when compared to single trailer over-the-road operations.

Bison unveiled the GHG calculator (click here) on its website that estimates total carbon emissions of single trailer and as well as a turnpike double (as LCVs are commonly called in western Canada) for a given length of haul.

Bison’s LCV Division has grown significantly over recent years, particularly in western Canada.

Today they operate over 15 million miles annually, generating cost savings in fuel and driver wages. The carrier is also taking part in the Ontario LCV Pilot Program currently in place.

The GHG calculator is a continuation of Bison’s award-winning Sustainable Transportation strategy which also includes initiatives such as a speed reduction policy, idle reduction technologies in all tractors, fuel efficient tractors, trailer side skirts, and providing industry leading fuel efficiency training to all of the Bison fleet of drivers.