Sustainability
Sustainability
Shock-Gard® panels are reused instead of thrown away. Moving freight by rail instead of truck lowers fuel use and emissions.
Circular economy
Circular, not linear
One-way pulp and paper securement materials follow a linear economy: natural resources are taken, made into product, consumed, and dumped as waste.
Shock-Gard panels break that cycle. They are reused, tracked by RFID as an inventory pool, stacked efficiently for the return trip, and handled through reverse logistics facilities.
Rail
Rail vs road
- 480+ milesMoved per gallon of fuel, per ton of freight, on U.S. freight rail
- 3–4×More fuel-efficient than trucks, on average
- up to 75%Lower greenhouse gas emissions than truck freight, on average
- several hundredTrucks removed from the highway by a single train
Highways
Less congestion, less wear
Shifting freight from road to rail reduces highway congestion and its economic costs. It also reduces highway wear and tear, and the pressure to build costly new highways.
Tools & products
Calculate and compare
AAR Carbon Calculator
Estimate the emissions difference between rail and truck for a specific freight lane.
Open the AAR calculator →Shock-Gard Panel
Reusable shock-absorbent panels tracked by RFID as part of an inventory pool.
Learn more →Rail Bulkheads & Void Fillers
Bulkheads and void fillers engineered for railcar loads.
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See the reusable system in action
A representative can walk through the Shock-Gard reverse logistics network and reusable panel program.