SmartWay

Truckers driving toward environmental excellence

At an awards ceremony at the American Truckers Associations annual conference in Grapevine, Texas, this week, EPA presented SmartWay Excellence Awards to trucking companies that exemplify superior environmental performance in their fleet operations.
 
“The freight industry drives America's economy, and EPA's SmartWay partners are keeping more money in their pockets while helping us all breathe easier,” said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson.  “These award winners are joining President Bush and EPA on our drive toward cleaner air, a healthier economy, and a secure energy future.”

Under the SmartWay Transport Partnership, EPA joins with members of the freight industry to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by helping them access fuel- and emissions-saving technologies, such as engine idle reduction technology, low rolling resistance tires, improved aerodynamics and exhaust after-treatment devices.

More than 450 companies have joined the SmartWay partnership.  EPA and its transport partners are on track to save over $1.2 billion on fuel costs and remove more than 4 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the air by 2007.  By 2012, the partnership will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 33 to 66 million metric tons per year, and nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 200,000 tons per year. This is equivalent to removing up to 12 million cars off the road each year or the equivalent of saving up to 150 million barrels of oil per year.

SmartWay Excellence Awards were also presented to exemplary shipping companies at the Annual National Association of Environmental Management Conference in Savannah, Georgia, on October 25. 

SmartWay Excellence Awardees
                                  
Large, For-Hire Carriers
Contract Freighters, Inc. of Joplin, Missouri*
Roehl Transport, Inc. of Marshfield, Wisconsin*
Schneider National, Inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin*
YRC Worldwide, Inc. of Overland Park, Kansas*

Small-to-Mid-Size, For-Hire Carriers
Bison Transport, Inc. of Winnipeg, Manitoba*
Langford Trucking, Inc. of St. Cloud, Minnesota*
National Freight, Inc. of Vineland, New Jersey*
New Century Transportation, Inc. of Westhampton, New Jersey*
O & S Trucking, Inc. of Springfield, Missouri*

Private Fleets
H-E-B of San Antonio, Texas*
Smithfield Transportation Co., Inc. of Smithfield, Virginia*
Quad Graphics, Inc. of Sussex, Wisconsin*
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. of Bentonville, Arkansas

Shippers
IKEA Distribution Services, North America of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania*
Interface, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia(Joint award with Meridian IQ)
Owens Corning of Toledo, Ohio
Sharp Electronics Corporation of Mahwah, New Jersey

Logistics Companies
APL Logistics of Jacksonville, Florida
Epes Logistics Services, Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina
Meridian IQ of Overland Park, Kansas (Joint award with Interface, Inc.)

Affiliates
Minnesota Trucking Association of Roseville, Minnesota*
New Jersey Motor Carrier Association of East Brunswick, NJ*
Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Cascade Sierra Solutions (Joint awardees) of
       Springfield, Oregon and Brownville, Oregon

* Awards presented on Oct. 30, 2006

Learn more about the SmartWay Transport Partnership

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