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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
There are many ways to ship goods,
This is the smartest way.
1. What is SmartWay?
SmartWay is an innovative, voluntary, public-private, market-
driven partnership. SmartWay helps companies improve their
transportation supply chains - to move more ton-miles of
freight with lower emissions and less energy, and at a lower
cost. It helps companies gain a competitive edge and enhance
their corporate image.
2. Who can join SmartWay?
Since 2004,3,000 of the nation's shippers, logistics companies,
truck, rail, barge and multimodal carriers (including many
Fortune 500 companies) have registered with SmartWay.
SmartWay carriers now account for 22% of all trucking miles.
SmartWay is actively working to expand to all freight modes.
3. How does SmartWay work?
SmartWay gives its partners a consistent set of EPA-tested tools
to make informed transportation choices - to help them
measure, benchmark and
report carbon emissions,
and improve supply-chain
efficiency and environmental
performance. SmartWay helps
its partners exchange reliable
and credible performance data
and accelerate adoption of
advanced technologies and
operational practices.
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4. What results have SmartWay partners achieved?
Since 2004, SmartWay partners have eliminated 61.7 million
metric tons of C02,1,070,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and
43,000 tons of particulate matter. They've saved 144.3 million
barrels of oil and $20.6 billion in fuel costs. This equals taking
more than 13 million cars off the road for an entire year.
5. How do SmartWay partners meet
customer and stakeholder needs?
In a rapidly changing business landscape,
SmartWay partners demonstrate to
customers, clients and investors that they
are taking responsibility for the emissions
associated with moving goods. SmartWay
partners are committed to corporate
social responsibility and sustainable
businesses practices, and are reducing their carbon footprint.
6. How do SmartWay partners benefit
North America?
By moving goods in the cleanest, most
efficient way possible in the U.S. and
Canada, SmartWay partners protect the
environment, enhance North America's
energy security and foster
economic vitality.
7. What additional benefits are there
for SmartWay partners?
SmartWay partners are part of an alliance
that includes Canada and a global network of
Green Freight programs. SmartWay partners can
network with their peers and share success
stories. They gain access to public events and
forums in which partners showcase their
achievements. And SmartWay has market
incentives, and recognition for top performers.
8. How can my company join SmartWay?
It's easy. Simply enter your freight activity data in a free,
downloadable tracking and assessment tool, and submit it to EPA.
Visitepa.gov/smartwayto learn more.
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When you join SmartWay,
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Some of SmartWay's shipper partners.
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What some shipper partners say about SmartWay.
"At Kimberly-Clark, we see SmartWay as both good environmental
policy and good business. The transportation strategies that
SmartWay recommends are saving us fuel, lessening our carbon
footprint, and making a big difference in bringing us closer to our
sustainability goals."
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Stelios Chrysandreas
Transportation Manager, Kimberly-Clark
"We encourage shippers, carriers, and logistics providers to get
involved in SmartWay and use it to the maximum because
participation will make your operation both more environmentally
efficient and more economically effective."
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Senior Director, North America Transportation, Kraft Foods
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"We're serious about our responsibility to the environment, which is
why we joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership. The framework
it provides has enabled us to evaluate, measure and reduce the
environmental impact of our transportation operations in a more
comprehensive and strategicway. Specifically, SmartWay has
helped us reduce fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions, and
improve our operational efficiency."
Kevin J. Igli
SVP and Chief EHS Officer, Tyson Foods
"SmartWay has been a great partner in helping us implement best
practices in our environmentally focused fleet management."
Jesus Garciarivas
American Logistics, Hewlett Packard
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Any way you ship it, move it the SmartWay.
EPA-420-F-15-034
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