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SmartWay Program
Highlights
SmartWay Saves Oil
• Since 2004, SmartWay partners have saved 50 million barrels of oil. This is equivalent to
taking over 3 million cars off the road for an entire year.
• Fewer dollars going overseas for foreign oil means more dollars to invest at home; having
fewer imports also reduces our national trade deficit.
SmartWay Saves Money and Supports US Business Interests
• SmartWay is helping US businesses to slash their fuel costs, saving $6.1 billion dollars to date.
These savings support America's trucking industry and the customers they serve.
• Truck, trailer and equipment suppliers to the US trucking industry also rely upon SmartWay to
help them demonstrate to customers the benefits of cleaner, more fuel-efficient products.
SmartWay Protects US Jobs and Supports Economic Growth
• SmartWay is one of American Trucking Associations' (ATA's) six strategies to ensure the long-
term sustainability of the US trucking industry. According to ATA, 1 out of every 13 people
(nearly 9 million people) working in the US private sector is employed in a trucking-related job;
trucking annually generates $660 billion in revenues, or about 5 percent of the US Gross
Domestic Product.
• A strong trucking industry is essential to our nation's competitiveness and to US jobs.
SmartWay contributes to the health of this vital sector, protecting US jobs and supporting
economic growth.
Thousands of US Businesses and Organizations Need SmartWay
• Over 2,900 US corporations including virtually all of the nation's largest truck carriers, all the
class 1 rail companies, and many of the top Fortune 500 companies rely upon SmartWay's
supply chain accounting tools and methods.
• Small businesses rely upon SmartWay for technical expertise and assistance. SmartWay has
provided over $30 million in financing to help truck owners, especially small- and medium-
sized firms, buy cleaner, more fuel efficient trucks.
• The US government, through GSA, is relying upon SmartWay to implement EO 13514, which
directs the federal government to green its supply chain.
• Environmental, state, and community groups rely upon SmartWay's clean air achievements
(16.5 MMT CO2, 235,000 tons NOx, and 9,000 tons PM reduced so far) to help protect the
health and well-being of citizens, especially in low-income communities near ports, truck stops,
and borders.
• The World Bank, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, as well as the governments
of China, Mexico and Canada, have projects or programs that rely upon SmartWay's technical
assistance, methods and tools.
• US ports rely on SmartWay's Port Drayage Truck program to help reduce pollution and
address environmental justice concerns in and around major US ports.
Current as of
3/28/II
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