Transportation: Fuel Consumption Is 90% of Your Footprint
Freight trucking, aviation, shipping, and rail operations generate direct Scope 1 emissions from diesel, jet fuel, and marine fuel combustion. NetNada automates fuel consumption tracking, calculates ton-kilometer intensity, benchmarks fleet efficiency, and generates SASB-aligned transportation disclosures.
Common Emission Challenges in Transportation
Transportation entities must track fuel consumption across distributed fleets, calculate carbon intensity per ton-kilometer, meet evolving fuel standards (IMO 2020, CORSIA), and report on fleet transition to alternative fuels.
Fuel Consumption Tracking at Fleet Scale
Trucking companies with 5,000+ vehicles must collect fuel data from telematics, fuel cards, and driver logs. Aviation tracks fuel per flight sector (short-haul: 3-4L/passenger/100km, long-haul: 2-3L). Ships track bunker fuel (HFO, MGO) by voyage.
Carbon Intensity per Ton-Kilometer
Freight efficiency metric: kgCO2 per ton-kilometer. Road freight: 50-150 g/tkm, rail: 20-40 g/tkm, maritime: 10-20 g/tkm, air freight: 500-1,000 g/tkm. Must track payload weight and distance to calculate intensity.
Alternative Fuel Transition Accounting
Electric vehicles, hydrogen trucks, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), LNG ships each have different emission factors. SAF reduces lifecycle emissions 80% but costs 3-5x conventional jet fuel. Must track blend rates and verify sustainability certifications.
Scope 3 Upstream and Downstream Transport
Manufacturers report Scope 3 Category 4 (upstream transport) and Category 9 (downstream distribution). Requires obtaining freight emissions data from logistics providers or calculating using distance × weight × mode-specific factors.
IMO, CORSIA, and Fleet Emission Standards Drive Transport Decarbonization
IMO 2020 sulfur cap reduced ship emissions. IMO targets 50% emission reduction by 2050. CORSIA (aviation) requires carbon-neutral growth from 2020 baseline using SAF and offsets. EU ETS Phase IV includes maritime shipping. Heavy-duty vehicle CO2 standards tighten in EU, US, China. AASB S2 requires Scope 1 fuel consumption and intensity metrics disclosure.
Transportation Industries
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Air Freight & Logistics
Air cargo transport, courier services, and third-party logistics coordination.
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Passenger air transport via full-service, low-cost, and regional carriers.
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Tier 1 automotive parts suppliers manufacturing components for OEMs.
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Manufacturing of passenger vehicles, light trucks, and motorcycles.
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Short-term rental and long-term leasing of passenger vehicles including car-sharing.
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Passenger cruise ship operations for leisure travel and river cruises.
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Deep-sea, coastal, and inland waterway freight shipping including container and bulk carriers.
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Freight rail shipping and support services for containerized and bulk cargo.
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Long-haul and short-haul freight trucking including truckload and less-than-truckload.
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See how trucking, aviation, and shipping companies measure fuel efficiency, report ton-kilometer intensity, and meet CORSIA and IMO requirements—automated.