Richmond, VA— Even as environmental regulations shift, Estes continues to invest in greener trucking practices because they make strong business sense—meeting customer expectations, lowering costs, and improving efficiency and long-term performance.
At Estes, sustainability isn’t driven by short-term regulatory swings—it's built into how the company operates, supports its people, and provides dependable service every day.
Estes continues to advance its sustainability efforts by strengthening emissions measurement and reporting, reducing emissions where it makes financial sense, and providing customers with transparent, actionable shipment-level data. And through cross-functional teams, Estes is driving measurable improvements in areas such as fuel efficiency, route optimization, fleet performance, and facility operations to reduce emissions throughout its network.
Read more about how the transportation industry continues to prioritize sustainability and learn how Estes is advancing these efforts across its operations in its annual Sustainability Report.
About Estes
Estes is North America’s largest privately owned freight carrier. As an asset-based transportation provider with a global footprint, Estes combines nearly a century of regional freight shipping expertise with the resources, reach, and reliability of a national carrier. Backed by its more than 300 North American service centers, nearly 7,000 next-day lanes, and fleet of more than 10,500 tractors, Estes is committed to getting America's freight where it needs to go, when it needs to get there. And with its continued investment in leading-edge technology, as well as the support of its more than 24,000 employees, Estes always goes the extra mile to deliver exceptional experiences that keep its customers coming back. The carrier’s comprehensive freight shipping solutions include Less Than Truckload (LTL), Guaranteed Delivery, Final Mile, Grocery, Food, and Beverage Logistics, Volume LTL and Truckload, and Custom Shipping. From short-haul to global freight forwarding—Estes does it all.
