Transportation
Weyerhaeuser uses a variety of modes of transportation for our raw materials and finished products. We rely primarily on third parties to meet our transportation needs, but also operate our own systems. For example, we operate Westwood Shipping Lines, a subsidiary that provides custom transportation of containers, forest products and other cargo to Pacific Rim countries.
In 2010, we sold our five short-line railroads. Our private truck fleet included 288 trucks that covered more than 10 million miles. Our truck fleet seeks to operate as efficiently as possible. In many units, fuel efficiency is monitored monthly and shared to create competition for improvement among the drivers.
OUR MODERN SHIPPING FLEET PROTECTS OCEAN WATERS
We own four shipping vessels that are nine or fewer years old and are operated in compliance with Det Norske Veritas' Clean Class notation. Air and ocean-water quality have been improved due to the features of these ships, including:
- Reduced engine emissions
- Use of low-sulfur fuels
- Improved combustion of fuel, avoiding formation of soot and visible smoke
- Ballast water, fuel oil and garbage management plans
- Systems to exchange ballast at sea, keeping foreign species out of local ecosystems
- Double-hulled construction with inboard-located fuel tanks
- Less toxic paint on the ship bottom
- 455,469
- Vehicle miles reduced from total commute to headquarters.
HEADQUARTERS EMPLOYEES REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON CARS
More than half of our corporate headquarters region employees are enrolled in the Weyerhaeuser Freeways program. The program encourages people to commute using vanpools, carpools and shuttle services to public-transit hubs or by walking or biking. In 2010, this program reduced the total vehicle miles driven to and from work by 455,469, which reduced emissions of fine particulate matter by 20,050 pounds. The Freeways program also reduced employee's vehicle operating costs by $44,636.
Last updated June 10, 2011.