Highway Transport was chosen as the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) first-ever Responsible Care Partner Sustainability Award winner during the ACC's Responsible Care & Sustainability Conference in Fort Lauderdale.
Conference attendees focus on hot topics like water stewardship and supply chain collaboration to improve environmental performance.
The ACC created the Partner Sustainability Award in 2025 to recognize Responsible Care Partner companies with extraordinary achievements in sustainability.
Green Treads, Highway’s environmental initiative, focuses on sustainability efforts such as:
- Science-based emissions monitoring and reporting
- Partnered with Net Zero/Salesforce for environmental data
- Idle reduction technologies
- Transitioning to electric HVAC in trucks: EPU system with lithium batteries designed to eliminate idling for cabin comfort
- Sustainability training: drivers and support personnel
- Emissions control technologies targeting 70% reduction at service centers
- SmartWay: partnered with EPA
- Responsible Care: partnered with ACC
"It was exciting to be recognized at this year’s ACC Responsible Care & Sustainability Conference and receive the inaugural Partner Sustainability Award," says Travis O'Banion, Managing Director Safety and Sustainability at Highway. "This award was made possible by the daily commitment from Highway Transport drivers and service center support personnel to lower emissions. We're doing that through consistently practicing sustainable processes and utilizing technologies implemented by our organization. We truly are driving for a better tomorrow."
