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2013 SMARTWAY EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The 2013 SmartWay Excellence Awards program for shippers, logistics
companies and freight carriers is a recognition program of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport
Partnership. SmartWay is a voluntary program that aims to reduce
emissions and foster the development of a clean and efficient freight
supply chain.
Through the SmartWay Excellence Awards program, EPA recognizes
leading shippers, logistics companies and freight carriers that are
optimizing the environmental performance and efficiency of their freight
operations, while serving as role models for other businesses to follow.
This year we are recognizing 55 companies (ten shippers, five logistics
companies, three multimodal carriers and 37 truck carriers) with a 2013
SmartWay Excellence Award. This represents about the top one percent of
all SmartWay Partners.
The 2013 SmartWay awards recognition is based on partners
demonstrating superior performance using SmartWay's second
generation environmental assessment system for transportation supply
chains. This enhanced system includes a full suite of performance-based
SmartWay tools and benchmarking software that enable each SmartWay
partner to complete a thorough assessment of its goods movement
and freight activity. Partners also receive a comprehensive and detailed
report on their company's environmental performance and efficiency.
EPA identified the top 2013 SmartWay Excellence Awardees from among
all shipper, logistics and carrier businesses that participate in SmartWay,
are partners in good standing, and that provided prior-year performance
data to EPA using SmartWay tools.
Nominees in SmartWay's shipper and logistics management categories
were evaluated based on their impact, size and commitment to using
high-performing SmartWay freight carriers. In 2013, eligible shippers
and logistics companies were partners in good standing and used
real world data to complete their SmartWay shipper and logistics
management tools. The selected candidates achieved a superior
level of environmental performance and the highest level of
efficiency within SmartWay by demonstrating that they
ship more goods per ton-mile, more efficiently using higher
performing SmartWay carrier partners.
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Nominees in SmartWay's freight carrier category were
evaluated based on their efficiency and environmental
performance in moving products and merchandise. In 2013, eligible carriers included large and medium-to-small
companies that are partners in good standing within key business sectors, including: truckload, less-than-truckload,
refrigerated, package, specialized, expedited, tanker, flatbed, mixed, dray, heavy haul, auto-carrier, moving and
multimodal freight operations. Within these respective fleet characterizations and based on their size, these carriers
achieved a superior level of environmental performance and the highest level of efficiency within SmartWay by
demonstrating that they carry more goods per ton-mile, using less fuel and emitting fewer greenhouse gas and air
pollutant emissions.
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SMARTWAY SHIPPER & LOGISTICS COMPANY AWARDS
The 2013 SmartWay Excellence Awards for shippers and
logistics management companies honor partners that
are helping build a market for clean and efficient freight
transportation by shipping virtually all of their products
and merchandise (98 % for shippers and 80% for logistics
partners) with high-performing SmartWay carriers.
SmartWay shipper and logistics awardees also were selected
based on achieving superior environmental and efficiency
benchmarks among all other SmartWay partners. These
performance benchmarks for shippers were derived through
an assessment of the partner's carbon dioxide (C02),
particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions
measured in grams per ton-mile.
Within the shipper and logistics management categories,
EPA proudly recognizes ten of its shipper and five of its
logistics partners as recipients of a 2013 SmartWay
Excellence Award. These shipper and logistics awards are
congratulated for their achievements in choosing to work
with high-performing SmartWay freight carriers and finding
ways to move more goods, more ton-miles using less fuel and
emitting fewer emissions. They are SmartWay's top perform-
ing shipper and logistics partners and include large, medium
and small firms that move a broad range of products and
merchandise.
SmartWay Shipper Company Awardees
Shipper Company Partners
EPA selected these 10 SmartWay shipper awardees because
they are the top environmental performers and industry
leaders. These shippers were selected from part of a larger
pool of semi-finalist candidates using the (SmartWay 2013
Awards Criteria (PDF) (2 pp, 47K, EPA-420-F-I3-023, April
2013). The semi-finalists competed in large and medium/
small mileage categories to demonstrate leadership actions
that support SmartWay environmental goals. The awardees
were selected by EPA based on their achievements in the
areas of: effective collaboration, advanced technology and
operational practices, a robust system to validate and report
their SmartWay data, and communications and public
outreach efforts.
SmartWay's 2013 large shipper awardees that are moving
goods more than 500 million miles annually and includes:
Best Buy Co. Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Lowe's Companies Inc.,
NIKE Inc.,and The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
SmartWay's 2013 mid-size shipper awardees are moving
goods between 25 and 500 million miles and includes:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, SC Johnson & Son, Inc., Sharp
Electronics Corporation, and Toyota Logistics Services.
SmartWay's 2013 small shipper awardee, moving goods less
than 25 million miles is Mannington Mills, Inc.
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SmartWay Logistics Company Awardees
Logistics Company Partners
EPA selected these five SmartWay logistics awardees
because they are the top environmental performers and
industry leaders. These logistics partners were selected
from part of a larger pool of semi-finalist candidates using
the (SmartWay 2013 Awards Criteria (PDF) (2 pp,47K, EPA-
420-F-I3-023, April 2013). All semi-finalists competed in large
and medium/small mileage categories to demonstrate
leadership actions that support SmartWay environmental
goals. These logistics awardees were selected by EPA
based on their achievements in the areas of: effective
collaboration, advanced technology and operational
practices, a robust system to validate and report their
SmartWay data, and communications and public outreach
efforts.
The 2013 logistics management awardees demonstrated
superior performance and effectively moved 80% of all the
goods managed using only SmartWay carriers.
SmartWay's 2013 large logistics management awardees
are moving goods more than 200 million miles annually
and include: Hub Group, Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Ryder
Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., and Transplace.
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SMARTWAY CARRIER COMPANY AWARDS
The 2013 SmartWay Excellence Awards for carriers honor
partners that are moving goods efficiently, with the lowest
levels of C02, PM and NOx emissions reported among all
other SmartWay partners. SmartWay awardees within the
carrier category include companies that operate one or more
of following fourteen fleet types: truckload, less-than-truck-
load, refrigerated, package, specialized, expedited, tanker,
flatbed, mixed, dray, heavy haul, auto-carrier, moving and
multimodal. SmartWay carrier awardees were selected using
environmental and efficiency benchmarks that included C02,
PM and NOx emissions measured in grams per ton-mile.
These benchmarks were unique to each of the ten fleets
characterized by SmartWay.
Fleet size and impact were other factors considered.
SmartWay's 2013 carrier awardees represent large, medium
and small fleets, as defined by the number of miles traveled.
Carriers with miles traveled greater than or equal to one
percent (five percent for multimodal) of the total number of
miles traveled by all SmartWay partners falling within the
same fleet type are large carriers. Carriers with miles traveled
that are less than one percent (five percent for multimodal)
of the total miles traveled by all SmartWay partners falling in
the same fleet type are medium and small carriers.
Within the carrier category, EPA proudly recognizes three
multimodal carriers and 37 truck carriers as recipients of the
2013 SmartWay Excellence Award. These high-performing
carriers are being recognized for their achievement in finding
ways to move more goods, more ton-miles, using less fuel
and emitting fewer emissions. They are SmartWay's top per-
forming carrier partners and include large, medium and
small carriers that serve as role models for other businesses
to follow.
Carrier Awardees
EPA selected these 37 SmartWay carrier and three multi-
modal awardees because they are the top environmental per-
formers in their individual categories. EPA identified large
and medium/small carriers with the best freight efficiency
ratings in 13 fleet categories based on the selection criteria
available here: SmartWay 2013 Awards Criteria (PDF) (2 pp,
47K, EPA-420-F-13-023, April 2013)
Truck Load/Dry Van Carrier Fleet Awardees.
Truckload carriers generally dedicate their trailers to a single
shipper's cargo and typically fill an entire trailer with large
amounts of homogeneous cargo.
Large SmartWay truckload carrier awardees include: Con-
way Truckload, Covenant Transport, CRST Van Expedited, Inc.,
Knight Transportation, Inc., Swift Transportation Co., and
Werner Enterprises.
Medium/ small truckload carrier awardees include: Beco, Inc.,
Cowan Systems, LLC, Mesilla Valley Transportation, and NFI
Industries, Inc.
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Less Than Truck Load/Dry Von Carrier Fleet Awardees.
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Less than truckload (LTL) carriers collect cargo from different
shippers and consolidate that cargo for multiple destinations
on one vehicle.
Large SmartWay LTL carrier awardees include: Con-way
Freight, and Penske Logistics, LLC.
Medium/small SmartWay LTL carrier awardees include: Fl
Freight Systems Inc., and Polaris Transport Carriers Inc.
Mixed Carrier Fleet Awardees.
Mixed SmartWay carriers are operating different fleet types,
none of which represent 75% or more of the freight opera-
tions SmartWay uses to characterize fleets.
Large SmartWay mixed carrier awardees include: May
Trucking Company, and Ruan Transportation Management
Systems.
Medium/small SmartWay LTL carrier awardees include:
Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd., Formule Transit Incorporated, and
Tennant Truck Lines, Inc.
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Package Carrier Fleet Awardees.
Package carriers deliver and pickup single or small groups of
packages or "parcels" to businesses and residences.
There is one large SmartWay package carrier awardee, CEVA
Logistics, U.S. Inc.
There is one medium/small SmartWay package carrier
awardee, DHL Express USA.
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Refrigerated Carrier Fleet Awardees.
Refrigerated carriers move trailers equipped with tempera-
ture controlled refrigeration units to keep freight at a
constant temperature.
Large SmartWay refrigerated truck carrier awardees include:
JBS Carriers, Inc., and Prime, Inc.
Medium/small refrigerated truck carrier awardees include:
Indiana Western Express, Inc. and Wild West Express, Inc.
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Specialized Carrier Fleet Awardees.
Specialized carriers move a range of goods and merchandise
and include auto carriers, bulk carriers, household moving,
hopper, livestock, heavy haul, garbage, utility, and among
others.
Keen Transport, Inc. is a large SmartWay specialized carrier
awardee.
Lake Enterprises Ltd. is a medium/small SmartWay special-
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Dray Carrier Fleet Au/ardees.
Dray carriers operate at ports and railhead connections
where freight is picked up and moved to another transfer
facility or transport mode terminal.
Tennessee Express, Inc. is a large SmartWay dray carrier
awardee.
RPM Harbor Services, Inc. is a medium/small SmartWay dray
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Tanker Carrier Fleet Award ees.
Tank truck carriers haul liquid (petroleum, chemicals, gases,
hazardous waste, etc.) or dry (dry food products, cement,
plastic pellets) bulk commodities.
LTI, Inc. is a large SmartWay tanker awardee.
Arlo G. Lott Trucking, Inc. is a medium/small SmartWay tank-
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Flatbed carriers use heavy duty trucks to move flatbed
trailers that can carry a range of goods.
P & S Transportation is a large SmartWay flatbed carrier
awardee.
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Multimodal Carrier Fleet Au/ardees.
Multimodal carriers move freight using a mix of truck, rail-
cars and other transportation modes.
Large SmartWay multimodal carrier awardees include: J.B.
Hunt Transport, Inc., and YRC Worldwide Inc.
The medium/small SmartWay multimodal carrier awardee is
Marten Transport LTD.
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Auto Carrier Fleet Awardees.
Auto carriers haul automobiles and other light duty vehicles
to dealerships from manufacturers on specialized auto carrier
trailers.
The large SmartWay auto carrier awardee is Southeast
Transportation Systems, Inc.
The medium/small SmartWay auto carrier awardee is
Thorsons Marketing Associates Canada, Inc.
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Expedited Carrier Fleet Awardee.
Expedited carriers deliver high value and time-sensitive sin-
gle loads to businesses and are typically on stand-by.
There is one small SmartWay expedited carrier awardee,
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Moving carriers provide home and office moving activities
and drive routes unique to each move.
There is one large SmartWay moving carrier awardee, New
World Van Lines.
Heavy/BulkCarrier Fleet Awardee.
Heavy/Bulk carriers move a range of dense, heavy and large
materials and commodities at or above legal maximum
weight limites, often requiring permits.
There is one large SmartWay heavy/bulk carrier awardee,
System Transport, Inc.
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