Freightquote.com Offers Carbon Offset Program For Freight Shipping
Partners with Industry Leader TerraPass for Green Freight Services
LENEXA, Kansas
March 13, 2008
Freightquote.com announced today that customers now have the opportunity to offset their freight shipping carbon footprint by supporting clean energy projects. Freightquote, an online freight transportation service, has partnered with TerraPass, the leading retailer of greenhouse gas reduction projects to offer their customers a reliable way to balance out their carbon emissions.
Customers have the opportunity to opt in and have an upcharge added to their shipping cost that goes towards TerraPass projects to offset a corresponding amount of CO2. These projects include energy produced by wind power, farm power such as dairy farm methane digesters, and landfill methane capture. Freightquote now gives customers a simple way to proactively volunteer and address the challenges of climate change.
Freightquote customers quote and setup various types of shipments through its online services. Customers now have the option to select the calculated TerraPass fee and add it to the total shipment price. The small fee is directly based on the mileage of the shipment and the pounds of carbon dioxide emissions that will be offset. This voluntary option will be presented to thousands of shippers every day.
"We are dedicated to proactively addressing and offsetting pollution created through freight shipping. This voluntary program offers an innovative way to allow our customers to collaborate with us and make a substantial impact. We are pleased to partner with TerraPass to support making freight shipping more carbon neutral." said Bill Goodwin, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
About Freightquote.com
Freightquote.com is the leading provider of web-based freight transportation management services for small businesses. Founded in 1998 and based in the Kansas City area, the company services over half a million shipments annually. More information can be found at www.Freightquote.com.
About TerraPass
Launched in 2004, TerraPass is the leading consumer retailer and marketer of greenhouse gas reduction offsets. Over 100,000 TerraPasses have been sold to individuals, families and businesses to balance out the global warming impact of their flying, driving and home energy use. Together, TerraPass customers have reduced more than 700 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of climate change. TerraPass works by funding clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction projects throughout the U.S., including wind farms and biomass energy. Every TerraPass offset purchase and marketing claim is verified by an independent auditor, the nonprofit Center for Resources Solutions, creator of Green-e, the nation's leading renewable energy certification program. More information can be found at www.terrapass.com. |