SmartWay Transport

U.S. and Canadian International Freight Partnership

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EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership and Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) FleetSmart programs have joined forces to encourage the international freight industry to adopt practices that increase fuel savings, emissions reductions, and energy security, as well as improve public health.

• Memorandum of Understanding:  "Memorandum of Understanding between the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America and the Department of Natural Resources of Canada Concerning Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Reduction in Freight Operations" (PDF) (4 pp, 1.2Mb)
• Fact sheet:  "SmartWay Transport Partnership - US EPA & NRCan Press Event for Official Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Licensing Agreement"   (PDF, 2 pp, 22K)  (EPA420-F-05-041, September 2005)
• Press Release:  U.S., Canada Join to Cut Freight Industry Emissions and Save Fuel
• Event:  Transcript and photographs of the September 14, 2005 MOU Signing Ceremony in Michigan
  

Information about FleetSmart, Canada's complementary counterpart to the SmartWay Transport Partnership, can be found by calling 1-800-387-2000 or at FleetSmart.

EPA Clean Diesel Collaboratives in Canada

The Blue Skyways Collaborative includes public and private interests from nine states, Canada, and Mexico seeking voluntary solutions, incentives, and shared approaches to reducing diesel and other fuel-related vehicle emissions and emissions from the energy sector in America's Heartland. The states are Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative is a collaboration of federal, state, and local agencies, along with communities, non-profit organizations and private companies, working together to reduce emissions from diesel engines in the Midwest. The border is one of its areas of interest.

The West Coast Collaborative is a public-private partnership working to reduce diesel emissions along the West Coast.

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