United States
Environmental Protectio
LI	Agency
2020 SmartWay Multimodal Carrier Partner
Tool: What's New in this version?
Version 2.0.ig of the Multimodal Tool contains a number of updates and revisions to the prior version,
2.0.18. These updates have been implemented to enhance the usefulness and clarity of the Tool, and are
summarized below:
V- Miscellaneous text and format updates for clarification.
USDOT numbers may now be eight digits (up from a maximum length of seven digits previously); the
Composite Fleet Details screen, Truck Fleet Details screen, and Logistics Business Unit Details screen
have been updated to accept up to eight digits for the USDOT number.
^ For Truck component fleets
¦	New NOx, PM, and Black Carbon emission factors have been updated for 2019 from the new MOVES
model, version 2014b.
¦	Removed questions on the General Info screen pertaining to long haul vs. short haul split, LTL-
specific question about weight and load, and optional questions about the Ozone Transportation
Commission.
¦	Removed required inputs from the Activity Data screen pertaining to truck cargo volume (and
associated volume calculator screen) and average used cargo volume percent to make data entry
easier for the user. This includes removal of these items from corresponding reports and removing
the grams per thousand cubic foot-miles and grams per thousand utilized cubic foot-miles metrics
from the Internal Metrics report.
¦	Added a requirement for greater-than-zero days on the road in the Idle Hours calculator.
¦	Added black carbon emissions metrics and reefer fuel use to the year-to-year comparison report.
For Logistics component fleets
¦	The import and export screens have been updated to allow users to import/export an XLSX file type
(in addition to the CSV file type allowed previously).
¦	Users can now enter payloads as low as 0.001 tons on the Activity screen.
¦	The Internal Metrics report has been undated to display five decimals for all pollutants.
^ For Barge component fleets
¦	The Internal Metrics report has been undated to display five decimals for all pollutants.
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For Air component fleets
¦	Changed the file type of the import/export starter file (a formatted Excel file with example rows
showing how to create a data import file) to XLSX (from XLS).
¦	Changed the accepted data import file type from XLS to XLSX.
¦	The Internal Metrics report has been undated to display five decimals for all pollutants.
For Rail component fleets
¦	The Internal Metrics report has been undated to display five decimals for all pollutants.
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