Fuel Management

• Privately held, family-owned corporation

• Headquartered in Des Moines, IA

• 233 locations nationwide

• 4,670 employees

• 3,625 company drivers

• Operate 3,156 power units

• Operate 5,945 trailers

• Primary service offerings

• Dedicated Contract Carriage

• Integrated Solutions

COMPANY FACTS

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With locations and partners coast-to-coast, Ruan’s reach is broad. • 233 locations nationwide

RUAN’S EXTENSIVE NETWORK

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RUAN – FAIR OAKS PARTNERSHIP

• Fair Oaks Farms, one the most recognized dairies in the world,

selected Ruan Transportation Management Systems to haul its milk

and manage its compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet in Fair Oaks,

Indiana

• While CNG and liquid natural gas (LNG) have been used to fuel

large fleets of smaller vehicles such as buses or waste collection

trucks, no other project has demonstrated the use of renewable

CNG for a fleet with an 80,000 pound hauling capacity and a range

of almost 650 miles

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WHAT IS CNG?

• CNG is naturally odorless, colorless and tasteless

• It is stored in high-pressure fuel cylinders at 3,000 to 3,600 pounds

per square inch

• The gas costs 15 to 40 percent less than gasoline or diesel. It does

require more frequent fueling

• CNG is non-toxic and burns more cleanly than gasoline, which

means the oil does not have to be changed as often

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THE CNG PROCESS

• Waste is collected from 32,000 Fair Oaks cows

• In a process called anaerobic digestion, microorganisms feed on

manure from 32,000 Fair Oaks cows and excrete methane

• Fair Oaks Farms traps and processes the methane with its on-dairy

methane digester that processes the dairies’ cattle manure into

CNG

• The methane gas is piped directly to a fueling station in Fair Oaks,

Indiana, for compression and distribution

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RUAN – FAIR OAKS PARTNERSHIP SCOPE

• Ruan began hauling Fair Oaks milk on CNG powered trucks in

August 2011

• The fleet, operated by Ruan, includes 110 professional drivers and

42 milk hauling tractors powered by renewable CNG

• Ruan professional drivers are trained in milk handling and milk

sample testing along with CNG fueling

• Ruan professional drivers fuel in the Fair Oaks fueling location and

in another CNG station in Southern Indiana, providing all the fuel in

the delivery network

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CNG BENEFITS

• The CNG trucks replace diesel-powered models and the fuel

displaces 1.5 million gallons of diesel annual• CNG emissions are 60% lower than diesel

• Displacing more than 1.5 million gallons of diesel per year

significantly reduces both direct emissions and the traditional

carbon footprint of energy production

• Fair Oaks Farms/Ruan were able to secure federal and state grants

to help fund the CNG project

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Ruan strives to continuously examine our processes to ensure that we minimize our impact on the environment while achieving efficiency, responsiveness and cost savings for our customers.

• Ruan’s environmental program provides guidelines and measures for:• Reducing fuel consumption • Reducing or eliminating materials for disposal • Preventing pollution • Effectively addressing unauthorized releases

• Ruan is an official SmartWay Partner • Ruan received the highest score in its application review • Ruan is also a part of the Carrier and Shipper Stakeholder leadership group

• Ruan has partnered with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy • Ruan co-chairs the organization's Environmentally Sustainable Methods for Achieving

Responsible Transportation (E-SMART) project • E-SMART is developing dairy-specific transportation guidelines to cut carbon dioxide

emissions by 165,000 metric tons annually, potentially saving 16.5 million gallons of diesel

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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•Fuel alternatives• CNG (compressed natural gas) fleet servicing an Indiana dairy client is the largest in the nation• Biodiesel emissions reduced by 86% compared to petroleum diesel

•Equipment• Auxiliary power unit (APU) usage reduces engine idle time • Lighter weight equipment and aerodynamics improve fuel consumption• Collaboration with engine manufacturers to develop lower-emitting and longer-lasting engines• Low-viscosity lubricants

•Driver training• Reducing highway speeds• SMITH System training reduces maintenance and improves safety

•Coordination with national spill response partners•Consumption footprint• 99% reduction in paper to communicate among our corporate and field offices since 2007• Use of low-environmental impact solvents and materials• LEED-certified buildings• RedTrak paperless technology

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES