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                                        Charter Partner Feature
SmartWay Charter Partner: American Trucking
Associations  is Taking Steps to Reduce the
Trucking  Industry's Carbon  Footprint
  Company Profile
  Headquartered in Arlington,
  VA,the American Trucking
  Associations (ATA) is the
  national trade association
  of the trucking industry
  and is comprised of motor
  carriers, industry suppliers
  of equipment and services,
  state trucking associations
  and national trucking
  conferences. ATA promotes
  and protects the interests
  of the trucking industry
  and has taken a proactive
  stance on finding ways to
  strengthen the industry's
  environmental performance.
  For more information, visit
  ww w.t rucking.org
                   "Since its launch, SmartWay has been a great example of the
                   government working with private industry toward a common goal.
                   Increasingly, companies are becoming cognizant of their carbon
                   footprint and reducing greenhouse gases, however, fuel efficiency
                   has always been of critical importance for trucking and ATA, which
                   is why our participation in EPA SmartWay is a no-brainer. We're
                   proud of our history with the program and honored to be a leader in
                   improving freight sustainability."
                         Bill Graves, President & CEO
                         /American Trucking Associations


Significant Environmental Accomplishments
The American Trucking Associations was one of the original SmartWay Charter Partners who
provided input and guidance in the development of the program. In February 2004, EPA
Administrator Michael Leavitt, Charter Partners, and SmartWay officially launched the program
at ATA's annual meeting in Washington, DC. Since 2006, ATA has twice been  presented the
SmartWay Excellence Award by EPA as an affiliate member in recognition of high performance
in leading the business community to a clean, efficient, and more sustainable future for goods
movement.
In 2008, ATA continued to build upon the success of SmartWay by unveiling the first-ever
sustainability plan for trucking incorporating SmartWay as one of the six key pillars to reduce
trucking's carbon footprint. ATA's  proactive agenda includes:
1) Increasing fuel efficiency through EPA's SmartWay Program
2) Enacting a national 65 mph speed limit and governing truck speeds at 65 mph for trucks
  manufactured after 1992
3) Supporting national fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks which rely on
  feasible and proven technologies
4) Decreasing discretionary idling
  5) Reducing highway congestion through highway infrastructure improvements
     6) Promoting more productive truck combinations
       This plan has the potential to reduce trucking's fuel consumption by 85 billion gallons
       and carbon emissions by 900  million tons over a 10-year period
           ATA looks forward to its continued role in growing the SmartWay program and
             educating the freight sector on measures to save fuel, reduce emissions, and
              improve the environment in which we live.
                                          U.S. EPA SmartWay | EPA-420-F-I4-OI6 | www.epa.gov/smartway

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