altec's corporate sustainability & green fleet
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Corporate Sustainability
& Green Fleet
Leading the Way
Who is Altec?
• Altec is a leading provider of hydraulic truck mounted aerial devices to the electric utility, telecommunications and contractor markets
• Private, third generation, family owned company from AL
• In business since 1929
• Manufacturing & Service facilities throughout the USA
• Provide products and services to over 100 countries
• Primary products include: bucket trucks, digger derricks, cranes
Corporate Sustainability
1. Culture & Community
2. Manufacturing
3. Innovation
At Altec, we make environmentally conscious business decisions to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future.
SUCCESS
#1 – Culture &
Community
• Create a culture of sustainable development in all our business units and in all our daily work.
• It begins with our Associates.
SUCCESS
#2 – Manufacturing
• Sustainable practices
• Recycling: Steel, Copper, Aluminum
• High-efficiency lasers, lighting and compressors
• Low VOC paint processes
• Installation: High-Efficiency Equipment
Dedicated to saving energy and resources.
Leading The Way
#3 – Innovation:
Product • Engineering and development: innovative products and services
•Altec Green Fleet
Hybrids
• Integrated plug-in system that uses stored electrical energy to power the aerial device, exportable power, and cab comforts
• Energy storage system is recharged by plugging into shore power or by the truck’s internal combustion engine
• ROI within the life cycle of the vehicle
Hard dollar benefits of Altec idle Elimination
Technology.
•Fuel cost eliminated at jobsite
•Reduced maintenance
•Emissions reduced
Soft Dollar Benefits
• Reduced Operating Noise
• Operator Health & Safety
• Environmental Stewardship
• Difficult to monetize all of the benefits
that contribute to Payback
Opportunities
• A typical diesel engine consumes from 1 to 3 gallons/hour at idle.
• An idling engine does not generate enough heat to achieve proper combustion. Deposits can build…, contaminating the oil and…wears out engine components faster.
• Diesel engines achieve optimum performance at a reasonably high RPM under load.
Innovation: Altec Green Fleet
Lightweight Material
Aluminum Bodies
• 45% lighter than steel
• 15% lighter than fiberglass
• Increase payload: 9% fuel savings
• Corrosion-Resistant
• Made from Recycled material
Leading The Way: To the Future
1. Culture & Community2. Manufacturing3. Innovation