SmartWay
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SmartWay Program Highlights
is a market
driven partnership to help
businesses move goods in the
cleanest, most efficient way
possible. By providing tools
and information, SmartWay
enables companies across
the supply chain to exchange
performance data in ways
that protect the environ-
ment and human health for
all Americans,enhance our
nation's energy security,
and foster economic vital-
ity. To encourage continued
improvement, SmartWay pro-
vides incentives and recogni-
tion for top performers.
Freight Industry Facts
- The trucking industry
generates about 4% of the
nation's GDP ($681.7 billion
annually).
- Railroads deliver an aver-
age of 5 million tons of
goods every day in the U.S.
- The tugboat, towboat, and
barge industry moves 45%
of the nation's grain exports.
- Air cargo revenue ton-miles
more than tripled, from
9 billion to 33 billion,
between 1993 and 2O13.
SmartWay Saves Oil and Supports Energy Independence
• Since 2004, SmartWay has helped its partners save 1 44.3 million barrels of oil. This
is equivalent to taking over 1 3 million cars off the road for an entire year.
• By helping the American freight industry reduce dependence on foreign fuel, we are
able to invest more dollars at home and reduce our national trade deficit.
SmartWay Saves Money and Supports U.S. Business Interests
• Working with SmartWay, U.S. businesses have saved $20.6 billion on fuel costs to
date, lowering prices for the typical consumer while supporting American truckers.
• Tractor, trailer, and equipment suppliers to the U.S. trucking industry rely upon
SmartWay to demonstrate the benefits of more efficient products to customers.
SmartWay Works With Thousands of Partners and Affiliates
• More than 3,000 of the nation's carriers (truck, rail, barge, and multimodal), shippers,
and logistics companies are SmartWay partners, continuing to improve efficiency
within their transportation supply chains.
• SmartWay counts among its partners a significant and growing number of Fortune
500 firms, representing a broad cross-section of industries.
• SmartWay affiliates work with the program to achieve environmental and other goals,
and promote the benefits of SmartWay.
• The federal government has set ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reductions
targets for itself in Executive Order 13693. The federal government, through the
General Services Administration, is specifically instructed to utilize SmartWay partners.
SmartWay Helps to Protect the Health of Americans
• Since 2004, SmartWay has helped partners avoid emitting 61.7 million metric tons
of carbon dioxide, 1,070,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 43,000 tons of particulate
matter. These help to counter climate change and keep Americans healthy.
• These emissions reductions benefit communities near ports, borders, and truck
stops the most, protecting the health and well-being of the citizens in these areas.
SmartWay is an International Leader in Green Freight
SmartWay is a seamless bi-national program jointly operated by both EPA and
Natural Resources Canada, and includes over 300 Canadian partners.
• The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), of the United Nations
Environment Program, works with the World Bank, governments, and
key international organizations to utilize SmartWay's technical assis-
tance, methods, and tools.
• SmartWay is an integral component of the CCAC Global Green
Freight Action Plan, which aims to develop and implement green
freight programs in other countries and regions.
• SmartWay has developed a comprehensive training curriculum
to help other countries build capacity to implement their own
green freight programs. The curriculum is available in English
and four other languages.
U.S. EPA SmartWay | EPA-420-F-15-031 | www.epa.gov/smartway
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