On Air
Transportation/Supply Chain
As a company with products that are sold on a global scale, we rely on transportation via truck, train and ship to deliver our products to customers. To minimize the impact of these operations on air quality, we attempt to transport our products as efficiently as possible by increasing load factors, using cross-docking procedures and shipping higher volumes. Since October 2006, all truck carriers use a low sulfur diesel to meet new emissions standards required by law.
Reducing Trucks on the Road
Hormel Foods works to reduce the number of trucks on the highway and the number of shipments through increased intermodal transport of products, which is a combination of truck and rail shipping. The goal is to create supply chain efficiencies and reduce fuel consumption and air emissions.
View our 2009 Hormel Foods Corporate Responsibility Report for data on our air emissions.