Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Shipper Partner FLEET Tool:
Getting Started Guide
Parti ^^
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Shipper Partner FLEET Tool:
Getting Started Guide
Parti ^B
Transportation and Climate Division
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United States Office ofTransportation and Air Quality
Environmental Protection EPA-420-B-12-002
Agency
January 2012
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This guide is Part 1 of a three part series to help shipper companies participate in the SmartWay
Transport Partnership.
In this guide you will learn about:
1) Basic Information about SmartWay;
2) Joining SmartWay Transport Partnership as a shipper company;
3) Understanding the details of the SmartWay partnership agreement; and
4) Meeting software/hardware requirements for participating in the program.
Please review this guide carefully BEFORE attempting to gather your company data, or enter data into
the Shipper Partner FLEET tool or enter data. Understanding the basics of the program, reviewing the
Partnership Agreement and making sure your company/companies fit the criteria for joining SmartWay
as a shipper partner will save a great deal of time and simplify your joining process.
If you wish to explore the data requirements for shipper partners, please review "Part 2: Data
Collection Overview and Workbook."
If you wish to explore the Shipper Partner FLEET tool in preparation for joining the program, please
review "Part 3: Data Entry Guide" and return to this workbook to prepare for gathering your data.
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1. Basic Information about SmartWay
Launched in 2004, SmartWayฎ is a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program that
reduces transportation-related emissions and costs by creating incentives to improve supply chain fuel
efficiency.
SmartWay is comprised of five components:
SmartWay Transport Partnership: A partnership in which freight companies join and commit to
benchmark operations, track fuel consumption and improve performance annually.
SmartWay Technology Program: A testing, verification, and designation program to help freight
companies identify equipment, technologies and strategies that save fuel and lower emissions.
SmartWay Finance Program: A competitive grant program that makes investing in fuel-saving
equipment easier for freight carriers.
SmartWay International Interests: Guidance and resources for countries seeking to develop
freight sustainability programs modeled after SmartWay.
SmartWay Vehicles: A program that ranks light-duty cars and small trucks and identifies very
high performers with the SmartWay logo.
About the Partnership
The SmartWay Transport Partnership is a public/private collaboration between the EPA and the freight
industry to improve fuel efficiency, increase environmental performance, and encourage supply chain
sustainability.
How the SmartWay Transport Partnership Works
Five types of freight transport companies can join SmartWay:
Freight shippers
Logistics companies (including 3PLS/4PLS1)
Truck carriers
Rail carriers
Multi-modal carriers
Participating companies:
assess freight operations,
calculate fuel consumption and carbon footprint, and
track fuel-efficiency and emission reductions annually.
SmartWay ranks partners' performance and recognizes superior performance with access to the
SmartWay Partner logo.
1 3PLs/4PLs Third party logistics/fourth party logistics companies.
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2. Joining the SmartWay Transport Partnership as a Shipper Company
Shipper companies that join the SmartWay Transport Partnership are known as "SmartWay Shipper
Partners."
Participation in SmartWay helps SmartWay Shipper Partners:
identify opportunities to improve efficiency;
demonstrate efficiency to potential customers; and
reduce fuel/operations costs.
All SmartWay Shipper Partners agree to complete and submit the SmartWay Shipper Partner Fleet
Efficiency and Emissions Tracking System (Shipper Partner FLEET) tool to:
define company composition;
characterize company activity;
individually benchmark multiple companies; and
track annual changes in performance.
SmartWay Shipper Partners also agree to follow the guidelines in the Shipper Partnership Agreement. A
copy of the agreement is included in this document on page 5 and is also included in the Shipper Partner
FLEET tool.
Upon approval of a Shipper Partner FLEET tool submission, shipper companies will be identified as
SmartWay Shipper Partners on EPA's website on the "SmartWay Partner List" and in a database used to
identify companies that meet SmartWay's annual requirements.
Before you can join SmartWay as a SmartWay Shipper Partner, you will need to:
1. Review the SmartWay Shipper Partnership Agreement; and
2. Review the software and hardware requirements to use the SmartWay Shipper Partner FLEET
Tool.
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3. Reviewing the SmartWay Carrier Partnership Agreement
To join the SmartWay Transport Partnership as a shipper company, you must agree to the language on
the "Partnership Agreement for Shippers." When you begin working within the tool, you will be asked
to check a box stating that you agree to the terms of the partnership agreement. This agreement must
be renewed annually.
Please review this language with the appropriate personnel within your organization before completing
or submitting a FLEET tool to EPA.
Partnership Agreement for Shippers
With this agreement, your company joins EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership and
commits to:
1. Measure and report to EPA on an annual basis the emissions performance of your company
using EPA's SmartWay tool. (Existing companies must report the 12 months of data for the
prior year ending December 31. Newly formed companies require a minimum of 3 months
of operational data.)
2. Have performance results posted on the EPA SmartWay website/database.
3. Agree to submit supporting documentation to EPA for any data used to complete this tool
and agree to EPA audit of this data upon request by EPA.
In return, EPA commits to:
1. Promote company participation in the Partnership by posting Partner names on the EPA
SmartWay Website and in related educational, promotional, and media materials. EPA will
obtain express written consent from the Partner before using the Partner's name other than in
the context of increasing public awareness of its participation as described here.
2. Provide companies with industry-wide performance benchmark data as this data becomes
available to EPA.2
3. Assist Partners in achieving emission and fuel usage reduction goals (subject to Federal
Government Appropriations).
General Terms
1. If the Partner or EPA defaults upon this agreement at any point, the agreement shall be
considered null and void.
2. Either party can terminate the agreement at any time without prior notification or penalties or
any further obligation.
3. EPA agrees not to comment publicly regarding the withdrawal of specific partners.
4. EPA reserves the right to suspend or revoke Partner status for any Partner that fails to
accomplish the specific actions to which it committed in the SmartWay Transport Partnership
Agreement and subsequent Agreements.
5. The Partner agrees that it will not claim or imply that its participation in the SmartWay
Transport Partnership constitutes EPA approval or endorsement of anything other than the
Partner's commitment to the program. The Partner will not make statements or imply that EPA
endorses the purchase or sale of the Partner's products and services or the views of the
organization
6. Submittal of this SmartWay Tool constitutes agreement to all terms in this Partnership
Agreement. No separate agreement need be submitted.
2 Individual corporate data will be treated as confidential business information.
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4. Reviewing the Software and Hardware Requirements to Use the
SmartWay Shipper Partner FLEET Tool
The SmartWay Shipper Partner FLEET tool is designed in Microsoft Excel Forms and requires the
following software and hardware:
A 2003 or later version of Microsoft Excel
Excel security level set at Medium or lower
A PC running Windows XP or newer operating system, or a Mac that is running the
Windows XP operating system The tool does not currently work using the Mac
operating system
A minimum of 5 megabytes of free disk space. More disk space may be required based
on the number of companies you define in your tool
Adequate memory (RAM) to run Microsoft Office
A monitor resolution of at least 1,024 x 7683
Please check the user's guides for your computer, online support, or your company's IT department to
make sure your system is set up to use the Shipper Partner FLEET Tool.
We encourage you to make sure that you virus software is up to date, and scan your PC before putting
data in the Shipper Partner FLEET Tool.
3 The tool will also work at 800 x 600 resolution, but many of the screens will appear with scroll bars.
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5. Next Steps
Now that you understand the basics of the SmartWay program and the SmartWay Shipper Partner's role
in the program and understand the software and hardware required to participate, it's time to start
gathering data about each of your company/companies.
If you are ready to characterize your shipping companies, please visit
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/partnership/shippers.htm to download Part 2- Shipper Partner FLEET
Data Collection Overview and Workbook.
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