Leading Fleets, Vol. 9, 2016

11 LEADINGFLEETS COM AMERITFLEETSOLUTIONS COM Regardless if you are a beer aficionado or not the name Anheuser Busch most likely rings a bell and it should considering the beer company holds a 464 share in the U S beer market Transportation of the brewers beer is partially responsible for the companys success Back in the 1870s Adolphus Busch introduced the idea of pasteurizing beer so it could be shipped over long distances without spoiling Transporting beer is part of the companys legacy Today Anheuser Buschs fleet of 700 tractors still focuses on how to deliver its beverages in the most efficient manner Top Down Sustainability Efforts In 2010 AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito revealed an ambitious three year global sustainability plan for the company involving reducing water usage increasing recycling and reuse rates and reducing its carbon dioxide emissions The global environmental goals are part of the companys Seed to Sip commitment The beverage company plans to hit a 15 reduction in carbon emissions by 2017 and is making serious strides toward meeting this goal In Houston what started out as a two tractor pilot program turned into a full fledged fleet conversion Anheuser Busch converted its 66 tractor fleet In the U S Anheuser Busch continues to work toward its global environmental goal to increase the sustainability of its logistics operations through its corporate fleet By Becky May