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 ------- Award Special E-update 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 Page 2 ------- Award Special E-update 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 Page3 ------- Award Special E-update 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 ------- |