PFG Adds Electric TRUs in a Bid to Reduce Emissions

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) announced the addition of 10 net-zero emission refrigeration trailers to its fleet at the company’s Gilroy, CA distribution center.

Through a partnership with Advanced Energy Machines (AEM), the Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) are solar-supported electric refrigeration solutions that are able to support foodservice distribution needs and have the capability of maintaining temperatures down to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

PFG is making the shift toward innovative and sustainable technologies, being part of the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitment, as the California Air Reso Board (CARB) continues its plan to impose zero-emission requirements on TRUs operated and sold in California since the end of 2029.

“With this first wave of all-electric PFG TRUs, we take an important step to cutting down the greenhouse gas emissions from our trucks and trailers and achieving our ESG commitment of reducing power consumption intensity by 20 percent by 2030,” said Craig Hoskins, President and Chief Operating Officer, Performance Food Group. “Operationally, adding new technologies to our fleet gives us the opportunity to take an extended look at how we run our business and to find added efficiencies, which will allow us to provide better value to our customers.”

With the net zero-emission TRU introduction in June 2021, PFG estimates that the use of more than 6,500 gallons of diesel fuel has been eliminated, minimizing the Gilroy distribution center’s carbon footprint by 73 tons.

The all-electric TRUs have amassed run time exceeding 13,000 hours, driven more than 100,000 miles, and have completed 1,000 plus routes with more than 12,000 deliveries.

PFG intends to carry forward its carbon footprint reduction efforts by introducing more all-electric TRUs to its fleet over the next two years.