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EPA-designated "SmartWay"
Refrigerated Trailers
 EPA's SmartWay Transport
 Program is a market-driven
 partnership to help busi-
 nesses move goods in the
 cleanest, most efficient
 way possible. By providing a
 consistent set of tools and
 information needed to make
 informed transportation
 choices, SmartWay enables
 companies across the country
 to benchmark performance
 data in ways that protect our
 environment,encourage eco-
 nomic vitality, and enhance
 our  nation's energy security.
 EPA's SmartWay Technology
 program helps carrier fleets
 make informed business
 decisions to save fuel and
 improve their supply chain
 efficiency.
 This new program element
 is part of the 2OI5 SmartWay
 trailer program updates that
 include adding large refrig-
 eration trailers and incorpo-
 rating multiple aerodynamic
 performance evaluation tools.
EPA's SmartWay Technology Program has expanded to include refrigerated
trailers in its program to designate large, long-haul trailers to guide fleets
toward trailers with demonstrated fuel savings.


What are  EPA-designated "SmartWay" and "SmartWay
Elite" refrigerated trailers?
    •   EPA-designated "SmartWay" refrigerated trailers are 53-foot refrigerated trailers used
       for the long haul operations that are equipped with SmartWay-verified low-rolling
       resistance tires and SmartWay-verified aerodynamic devices to achieve a total of 6%
       or more fuel savings over traditional refrigerated trailers. At least 5% or more of
       these fuel savings will come from reducing wind drag with aerodynamics verified
       by EPA.
       Annual savings of about 1,000 gallons of diesel per tractor may be achieved when
       pulling a SmartWay-designated trailer (i.e., using verified aerodynamics and low-rolling
       resistance tires).
    •   EPA-designated "SmartWay Elite" refrigerated trailers meet the same specifications
       as SmartWay-designated refrigerated trailers but use combinations of aerodynamic
       devices to achieve 9% or more fuel savings from reduced wind drag.
       Atypical tractor using a SmartWay-designated Elite trailer (i.e., low-rolling resistance
       tires and Elite aerodynamics) could save about 1,700 gallons of diesel annually.
Sma rtWay- verif i ed
Technologies
Tires
Aerodynamic Dei/ices
Combined benefits of Tires
and Aerodynamic Dei/ices
SmartWay Trailer
(53-foot box dry van or
refrigerated trailer)
SmartWay-verified low-rolling
resistance tires producing
fuel savings of 1% or
more
SmartWay-verified
component(s) producing
fuel savings of 5% or
more
6% or greater
SmartWay Elite Trailer
(53-foot box dry van or
refrigerated trailer)
SmartWay-verified low-rolling
resistance tires producing
fuel savings of 1% or
more
SmartWay-verified component
combination producing
fuel savings of 9% or
more
1 0% or greater
                                        What are the differences in the effects of
                                        SmartWay-verified trailer aerodynamic
                                        devices on box dry van trailers versus
                                         refrigerated trailers?
                                            ERA and other public research has indicated that much of the same
                                              aero-dynamic drag reductions seen by using SmartWay-verified
                                                aerodynamic devices also benefit refrigerated trailers. While
                                                  aerodynamic devices fitted to the front of the trailer should
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Refrigerated Trailers
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   not be used with a typical trailer refrigeration unit (TRU) installed on the trailer's front, other aerodynamic
   components can provide significant fuel savings.
   These trailer skirts, tails, under-trailer, and other devices are listed on the SmartWay website's technology
   verification page (www.epa.gov/smartway/forpartners/technology.htm) if they demonstrate fuel savings using
   stringent SmartWay protocols.


   What does the addition of refrigerated trailers to EPA's

   designation program mean for fleet managers?
   EPA's designation of 53-foot box dry van and refrigerated trailers gives fleet managers additional confidence
   that fuel saving technologies will perform for all of their 53-foot box trailers.
   For more information: www.epa.gov/smartway/forpartners/technology.htm or Tech_Center@epa.gov

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