2O13  SmartWayExcellence Award
                                EPA Criteria

Transport Partnership
LJLS. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACENCY
  What are the SmartWay
    Excellence Awards?
 The SmartWay Excellence
 Awards are EPA's means to
 recognize Partners that have
 optimized the environmental
 performance and efficiency of
 their freight management opera-
 tions as a step toward reducing
 their carbon footprint, saving
 fuel and strengthening their
 environmental performance.

Overview
   The SmartWay Excellence Awards program aims to recognize approxi-
   mately the top one percent of Partners with superior environmental
   performance.
   To be eligible for consideration, qualified companies must be Partners in
   good standing (e.g., timely and accurate submittal of required data in the
   2012 reporting cycle).
   EPA makes a full review of every partner's SmartWay data submissions to
   assess qualifications for award consideration.
   All Excellence Award finalists will be screened for any adverse environmen-
   tal actions prior to final selection.
   EPA will notify those partners that are selected as Awardees for their
   SmartWay achievements.


Timeline and  Notification
   Early April: The SmartWay awards process and data review commences
   and EPA identifies candidates using SmartWay data reports from the
   most recent, completed annual reporting cycle from all Partner categories.
   Late April: Shipper/Logistics semi-finalists are identified and invited to
   submit supplemental information. (Carriers do not submit supplemental
   information).
   June 10,2013: Submission deadline for Shipper/Logistics semi-finalists
   supplemental information.
   June-July: Final reviews and adverse environmental actions screening.
   August: Awardees notification (no public announcement until fall).
   October 20-23: Awards presented in conjunction with the Council of Sup-
   ply Chain Management Professionals Annual Conference in Denver.


Carrier Criteria
   Carrier awardees will be selected based on environmental performance
   criteria.
   Finalists: Demonstrate top environmental performance based on 50% C02
   + 25% NOx + 25% PM g/ton-mile results from the SmartWay Carrier Tool
   (with exceptions noted below).
       Drayage Carriers are assessed on 25% C02 + 25% NOx + 50% PM g/mile
       results.
       Package Carriers are assessed on 50% C02 + 25% NOx + 25% PM g/mile
       results.
   Awards will be given within each carrier category for Large Carriers and
   Medium/Small Carriers.
       Large Carriers: total vehicle miles traveled are greater than or equal
      to 1% of the total vehicle miles traveled for that category (Multi-modal,
       greater than five percent).
      Small/Medium Carriers: total vehicle miles traveled are less than one
       percent of the total vehicle miles traveled for that category (Multi-
       modal, less than five percent).
   Approximately one large and one small/medium Carrier will be selected
   from each fleet category.
                    U.S. EPA SmartWay | EPA-420-F-13-023 | www.epa.gov/smartway

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                                EPA Criteria
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Transport Partnership
LJLS. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACENCY
Shipper Criteria
   About five percent of SmartWay Shipper Partners that demonstrate top
   environmental performance will be selected as semi-finalists, as described
   below, and invited to submit supplemental, qualitative documentation
   which demonstrates leadership efforts important to the Partnership and
   are in support of environmental SmartWay goals.
   Semi-Finalist Criteria #i: Demonstrate that effectively 98 percent of miles
   shipped are with SmartWay Partners, using inputs to the Shipper Tool,
   based on data such as miles or ton-miles.
   Semi-Finalist Criteria #2: Demonstrate top environmental performance
   based on 50% C02 + 25% NOx + 25% PM g/ton-mile outputs from the Smart-
   Way Shipper Tool.
   Awards given in three Shipper categories based on relative size of freight
   operations
      Large Shipper: Greater than soo million total miles shipped.
      Medium Shipper: Between 25 and soo million miles shipped.
      Small Shipper: Fewer than 25 million total miles shipped.
   Semi-finalists will be contacted to submit supplemental information as
   described in detail below.

Logistics  Criteria
   About five percent of SmartWay Logistics Partners that demonstrate top
   environmental performance will be selected as semi-finalists, as described
   below, and invited to submit supplemental, qualitative documentation
   which demonstrates leadership efforts important to the Partnership and
   are in support of environmental SmartWay goals.
   Semi-Finalist Criteria #i: Demonstrate that effectively so percent of miles
   shipped are with SmartWay Partners.
   Semi-Finalist Criteria #2: Demonstrate top environmental performance
   based on 50% C02 + 25% NOx + 25% PM g/ton-mile outputs from the Smart-
   Way Logistics Tool.
   Awards given in two Logistics categories based on size  of freight opera-
   tions
      Large Logistics: Greater than 200 million annual vehicle miles trav-
      eled.
      Small Logistics: Fewer than 200 million annual vehicle miles traveled.
   Semi-finalists will be contacted to submit supplemental information as
   described in detail below.

Semi-Finalist Evaluation Criteria
Shipper and Logistics semi-finalists may address leadership considerations
important to SmartWay environmental goals, such as effective collaboration,
advanced technology  and operational practices, a robust system to validate
and report their SmartWay data, communications and public outreach.

Applications will be judged on a point system that evaluates the:
   actual achievements and accomplishments, as well as activities, tasks and
   efforts;
   evidence, proof or documentation which substantiates submissions; and
   quality and substance of summaries and descriptions.
                   U.S. EPA SmartWay | EPA-420-F-13-023 | www.epa.gov/smartway

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