Hendrickson announced that four of its divisions — Truck Suspension Systems, Trailer Suspension Systems, Auxiliary Axle Systems, and Bumper and Trim — have joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership. This is a collaboration between US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry, designed to increase energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
Hendrickson will contribute to the partnership's goal to reduce 33 million to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012 by improving the environmental performance of its freight operations.