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PACCAR has implemented an innovative program to track internal energy usage and to collaborate on new energy conservation measures. The company holds internal forums on energy conservation successes to leverage facility project knowledge into company-wide conservation measures. PACCAR also participates in Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) Green Power Program which is one of the top 10 Green Power Programs in the United States. (source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 12/2004). PACCAR is the first industrial company to participate in the Green Power Program.

Specific examples of energy conservation success include:

Installing variable frequency drives wherever possible on existing hard-start electric motor drive systems
Updating older electrical motors to higher efficiency newer designs
Reduce plant compressor air pressure where possible and add surge tanks to regulate usage
Identify and eliminate plant compressed air system leaks
Replace sodium and mercury vapor lighting with lights with pulse start ballasts
Install reflective roof coatings on new and existing facilities
Install HVAC control system upgrades to operate systems and control zones only when needed

Before required by local regulations, PACCAR implemented measures to reduce annual emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) over 200 tons per year. The company's toxic emission reduction strategies include:

Introducing low HAPs chassis and cab paint
Reducing Cab/Touch-up Wash and Prime
Substituting non-HAPs Gun Wash
Adding air sparging process to clean paint lines more efficiently
Substituting non-HAPs adhesives and sealing compounds
Eliminating toxics from our production process, where possible.

Since 2005, PACCAR has been one of the leading Fortune 500 companies in the United States on the Best Workplaces for Commuters program. PACCAR actively encourages and aids employees in finding alternative ways of commuting with transit/vanpool pass subsidy, carpool/vanpool incentives, showers and bike lockers, the Guaranteed Ride Home Program and more.

PACCAR Inc receives Bellevue Downtown Association’s Commute Champion Award
The Bellevue Downtown Association announced the winners of the 2007 Place Making Awards at the organization’s 34th Annual Celebration. PACCAR, one of the region’s oldest, largest and most successful companies, has made employee mobility a top priority.

PACCAR Australia (Kenworth Trucks)

Located in Bayswater Victoria, Kenworth Trucks is a division of PACCAR Australia, specialists in the design and manufacture of heavy-duty trucks.

In 2008, PACCAR Australia developed a plan to minimize water consumption throughout the manufacturing facility. Multiple water meters were installed across the site to gain a better understanding of water usage in different areas, which showed that the largest volume of water was used by the paint facility.
With six 30,000 liter water storage tanks already on-site, the first step was to install a pipe from the tanks to directly supply the paint facility. This significantly reduced the reliance on the public water supply, but we regularly found the tanks ran dry. Subsequently, the total storage capacity was doubled from 180,000 to 360,000 liters, while increasing the roof rainwater capture area from 3,100m2 to 6,040m2, which more than handled the needs of the paint facility.

A second manufacturing process could then be converted to tank water use – namely the de-mineralizer for truck cab washing – plus tank water had also been implemented throughout the site's sanitary facilities.
Recently, the company connected two available 30,000 liter wash tanks to the system, and purchased an additional facility where another two 30,000 liter tanks were installed. The total rain water storage capacity is now 480,000 liters.

From 2002 to 2012, Kenworth Trucks Australia has reduced their public water use by over 6 megaliters, which represents a 73% reduction in potable water consumption.

Water Use Chart