Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
E-Update
Special Edition
October 2012
Congratulations
2O12 SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients!
EPA recognized 40 SmartWay Partners as recipients of the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award. Given to only
one percent of SmartWay Partners each year, this award recognized company achievements as Partners
in the SmartWay Transport Partnership and their contributions to the sustainability of global supply chains.
Awards were conferred at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Conference in Atlanta,
Georgia and at the American Trucking Associations Annual Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 2012 award recipients are:
Shippers
Best Buy Company
HP
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
IKEA Distribution Services, NA
SC Johnson and Son, Inc.
Sears Logistics Services, Inc.
Foremost Farms USA
Logistics Company
Sharp Freight Systems, Inc.
Truck Carriers
Air Ground Xpress, Inc.
C.R. England, Inc.
Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.
Dart Transit Company
Dibble Trucking, Inc.
Doug Andrus Distributing LLC
Duncan and Son Lines, Inc.
Dupre' Logistics, LLC
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Frito-Lay
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa
JBS Carriers, Inc.
Jules Savard Inc.
Knight Transportation, Inc.
Lake Enterprises Ltd.
Lone Star Transportation, LLC.
May Trucking Company
Mesilla Valley Transportation
New Century Transportation, Inc.
Orlicks Inc.
Pacific 9 Transportation, Inc.
Palletized Trucking Inc.
Poland Spring Bottling
Polaris Transport Carriers Inc.
Prime Inc
Ruan Transportation Management
Systems
Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.
Swift Transportation
Walgreen OshKosh Inc.
Multimodal Carriers
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Schneider National, Inc.
White Arrow LLC
2012 SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients,
Shipper and Logistic company representatives.
Rick Blasgen, President & CEO
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Host of the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award Ceremony
for shippers and logistics partners.
U.S. EPA SmartWay | EPA-420-F-12-071 | www.epa.gov/smartway
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Jim Blubagh, Deputy Director
U.S. EPA Transportation Climate Division
Cheryl Bynum, Director
U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
CSCMP
Howard Abramson, Publisher & Editorial Director
Transport Topics Publishing Group
Host of the 2O12 SmartWay Award Ceremony for carriers.
2012 SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients, carrier representatives
2012 SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients, carrier representatives
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The Buzz About SmartWay Awardees
Visit the links below to read media stories that feature the 2012 SmartWay Award Recipients:
Award Recipient News
SmartWay Honors Freight Industry Leaders for Supply Chain Efficiency
U.S. EPA news release. October 9,2012.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/docf66i8525a9efb85257359003fb69d/f5f8cdda86b-
2b03i85257a920064f25d!0pen Document
ATA Leaders Congratulate EPA SmartWay Excellence Award Winners
Sacremento Bee. October 9,2012.
http://www.sacbee.com/20l2/lO/09/489505l/ata-leaders-congratulate-epa-smartway.html
Washington: SmartWay Honors Freight Industry Leaders for Supply Chain Efficiency
Utility Products. Octobern, 2012.
http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/20i2/io/ii/washington-smartway-honors-freight-indus
try-leaders-for-supply-chain-efficiency.html
HP, Best Buy, Lowe's Among 2012 EPA SmartWay Winners
Environmental Leader. October 11,2012.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/20i2/io/ii/hp-best-buy-lowes-among-20i2-epa-smartway-win-
ners/
SmartWay Honors Freight Industry Leaders for Supply Chain Efficiency
Sustainable Plant. October 12,2012
http://www.sustainableplant.com/20i2/io/smartway-honors-freight-industry-leaders-for-sup-
ply-chain-efficiency/
EPA Honors Freight Companies with SmartWay Awards
Reliable Plant. October 14,2012.
http://www.reliableplant.com/Read/29l27/EPA-Smartway-Awards
SmartWay honors industry leaders for supply chain efficiency
Fleet Owner. October 15,2012.
http://fleetowner.com/running-green/smartway-honors-industry-leaders-supply-chain-efficiency
Canadian Carriers Among SmartWay's Excellence Award
Today's Trucking. October 16,2012.
http://www.todaystrucking.com/canadian-carriers-among-smartways-excellence-award-winners
Walgreens recognized by EPA for supply chain leadership
Drug Store New. October 9,2012.
http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/walgreens-recognized-epa-supply-chain-leadership?utm_
source=GoogleNews&utm_medium=Syndication&utm_campaign=ManualSitemap
SC Johnson Named Recipient of 2012 SmartWay® Excellence Award by the U.S. EPA
Sacremento Bee. October 10,2012.
http://www.sacbee.com/20i2/io/iO/4898688/sc-johnson-named-recipient-of.html
Celadon Group, Inc. & Celadon Trucking Services Receives US EPA 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award
DailyFinance. October 9,2012.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/20i2/io/09/celadon-group-inc-celadon-trucking-services-receiv/
C.R. England Recognzed as U.S. EPA SmartWay® Excellence Award Recpient
Sacremento Bee. October 9,2012.
http://www.sacbee.com/20i2/io/09/4893990/cr-england-recognized-as-us-epa.html
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Award Recipient News continued ...
Polars wins SmartWay award for environmental excellence
Canadian Transportation & Logistics. October 10,2012.
http://www.ctl.ca/news/polaris-wins-smartway-award-for-environmental-excellence/iooi755i89/
Lowe's honored by EPA
Chain Store Age. October 9,2012.
http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/lowes-honored-epa?utm_source=GoogleNews&utm_medi-
um=Syndication&utm_campaign=ManualSitemap
Sears Holdings Receives US EPA 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com. October 11,2012.
http://www.heraldonline.com/20i2/io/ii/4330i47/sears-holdings-receives-us-environmental.htmll
Dupres Logistics garners EPA award
The Daily Advertiser. October 10,2012.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20i2ion/BUSINESS/2iono306/Dupre-Logistics-garners-EPA-award
Prime Inc. Garners U.S. EPA 2O12 SmartWay Excellence Award
Layover.com. October 11,2012.
http://www.layover.com/news/article/prime-inc-garners-us-epa-20i2-smartway-excellence-i7286.html
Heartland Express Receives US EPA 2O12 SmartWay Excellence Award
NASDAQ. October 12,2012
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/heartland-express-receives-us-epa-2012-smartway-excellence-award-20121012-00518
Congratulations to the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award winners.
Transporting the SmartWay has its rewards. _,
The U.S. EPA's SmartWay Excellence Award recognizes these partners who are top program ^^\^A
performers and are setting an example in the transportation industry; addressing freight Transport Partnership
market-based incentives, assessment tools and technical assistance, www.epa.gov/smartway
U.S. EPA SmartWay | EPA-42O-F-12-O71 | www.epa.gov/smartway
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