“Our organization was founded on the notion of using
resources wisely,” stated Emory Edwards, City Harvest director of food transportation.
“We are pleased to partner with Penske in bringing this truck fleet to the
streets of
Penske will provide City Harvest with full-service
truck leasing support for the hybrids. By the close of 2009, City Harvest plans
to have converted its entire fleet of 16 trucks to full hybrid technology. City
Harvest is now operating four International Truck and Engine Corporation
18-foot DuraStar Hybrid trucks to deliver food in
City Harvest uses its truck fleet to rescue excess
food from all segments of the food industry, delivering it free of charge to
more than 600 community food programs throughout the five boroughs. This year,
the organization will rescue 23 million pounds of food that would otherwise go
to waste, feeding more than 260,000 hungry men, women, and children each week.
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