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Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport
Partnership, SmartWay is a market-driven Partnership that heLps
companies benchmark freight performance, make informed decisions
that drive sustainabLe supply chains, aims to reduce emissions and
fosters the development of a cleaner and more efficient freight supply
chain.
Through the SmartWay Excellence Award program, EPA recognizes
Leading shippers, Logistics companies and freight carriers that are
optimizing the environmental performance and efficiency of their
freight operations, whiLe serving as roLe modeLs for other businesses
to foLLow. This year we are recognizing 72 companies (ten shippers,
two Logistics companies, three muLtimodaLs and 57 truck carriers)
with a 2021 SmartWay ExceLLence Award. This represents about the
top one to two percent of aLL SmartWay Partners,
The 2021 SmartWay Award recognition is based on partners
demonstrating superior performance using SmartWay's second
generation environmental assessment system for transportation
supply chains. This enhanced system incLudes a fuLL suite of
performance-based SmartWay TooLs and benchmarking software
that enabLe each SmartWay Partner to complete a thorough
assessment of its goods movement and freight activity Partners
also receive a set of comprehensive and detailed reports on their
company's environmental performance and operational efficiency,
EPA identified the top 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award recipients
from among aLL shippers, Logistics and carrier businesses that
participate in SmartWay, are partners in good standing and that
provided prior-year performance data to EPA using SmartWay TooLs.
Candidates in SmartWay's shipper and Logistics management
categories were evaLuated based on their impact, size and
commitment to using high-performing SmartWay freight
carriers. In 2021, eligibLe shippers and Logistics companies
were partners in good standing and used reaL worLd data to
complete their SmartWay shipper and Logistics management
tooLs. The seLected candidates achieved a superior Level of environmental performance
and the highest LeveL of efficiency within SmartWay by demonstrating that they ship more goods per miLe, more
efficiently, using higher-performing SmartWay carrier partners.
Candidates in SmartWay's freight carrier category were evaLuated based on their efficiency and environmental
performance in moving products and merchandise. In 2021, eligibLe carriers incLuded Large and medium-to-
smaLL companies that are partners in good standing within key business sectors, including: truckLoad, Less-than-
truckLoad, refrigerated, specialized, tanker, flatbed, mixed, dray, buLk/heavy, and multimodal freight operations.
Within these respective fleet characterizations and based on their size, these carriers achieved a superior LeveL
of environmental performance and the highest LeveL of efficiency within SmartWay by demonstrating that they
carry more goods per ton-miLe, using Less fueL and emitting fewer greenhouse gas and air poLLutant emissions,
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SMARTWAY CARRIER COMPANY AWARDS
The 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award for carriers' honor
Partners that are moving goods efficiently, with the lowest
levels of C02, PM and NOx emissions reported among all other
SmartWay Partners. SmartWay Award winners within the carrier
category can include companies that operate one or more of
the following 15 fleet types: truckload, less-than-truckload,
refrigerated, package, specialized, expedited, tanker, flatbed,
mixed, dray, heavy-haul, auto-carrier, moving, barge and
multimodal. SmartWay carrier Award winners were selected
using environ-'mentaland efficiency benchmarks that included
CO2, PM and NOx emissions measured in grams per ton-mile.
These benchmarks were unique to each of the fifteen fleet types
characterized by SmartWay.
Fleet size and impact were other factors considered. SmartWay's
2021 carrier Award winners represent large, medium and small
fleets, as defined by the number of miles traveled. Carriers
with miles traveled greater than or equal to one percent (five
percent for multimodal) of the total number of miles traveled
by all SmartWay Partners falling within the same fleet type are
large carriers. Carriers with miles traveled that are less than one
percent (five percent for multimodal) of the total miles traveled
by all SmartWay Partners falling in the same fleet type are
medium and small carriers.
Within the carrier category, EPA proudly recognizes three
multimodal carriers and 57 truck carriers as recipients of the 2021
SmartWay Excellence Award. These high-performing carriers
are being recognized for their achievement in finding ways to
move more goods, more ton-miles, using less fuel and emitting
fewer emissions. They are SmartWay's top performing carrier
partners and include large, medium and small carriers that serve
as role models for other businesses to follow. This year, four truck
carriers (J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc., Knight Transportation, Inc.,
Swift Transportation Co., and Werner Enterprises) had recognition
in multiple fleet categories. Different divisions of CRST are also
being recognized: CRST Dedicated Services, Inc. and CRST
Expedited, Inc.
CARRIER AWARD WINNERS
EPA selected these 57 SmartWay truck carrier and three multimodal Award winners because they are the top environmental performers
in their individual categories. EPA identified large, and small carriers with the best freight efficiency ratings in numerous fleet categories
based on the selection criteria available here: SmartWay 2021 Award Criteria (PDF) (2 pp, 646K, January 2021, EPA-420-F-21-010).
Truck Load/Dry Van Carrier Fleet Award Winners
Truckload carriers generally dedicate their trailers to a single shipper's cargo and typically fill an entire trailer with large amounts of
homogeneous cargo.
Large SmartWay truckload dry van carrier Award winners include: Contract Freighters, Inc. d/b/a CFI, CRST Expedited, Inc., Heartland
Express, Inc. of Iowa, Knight Transportation, Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, Roehl Transport, Inc., Schneider, Swift Transportation
Co. of Arizona, LLC, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Walmart Transportation, LLC, and Werner Enterprises.
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Small SmartWay truckload dry van carrier Award winners include: Artur Express, Inc., ATS, Inc., Halvor Lines, Inc., HBC Transportation
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Less Than Truck Load/Dry Van Carrier Fleet Award Winners
Less than truckload (LTL) dry van carriers collect cargo from different shippers and consolidate that cargo for multiple destinations
on one vehicle.
The SmartWay LTL carrier Award winners are BSP Trans Inc. (small),
and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (large).
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Mixed Carrier Fleet Award Winners
Mixed SmartWay carrier fleets are operating different fleet types, none of which represent 75% or more of the freight operations
SmartWay uses to characterize fleets.
The large SmartWay mixed carrier Award winners are: May Trucking Company, Penske Logistics, LLC., Ruan Transportation
Management Systems, Inc., Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS), and Wilson Logistics, Inc.
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Refrigerated Carrier Fleet Award Winners.
Refrigerated carriers move trailers equipped with temperature-controlled refrigeration units to keep freight at a constant temperature.
The large, refrigerated truck carrier Award winners are:
Knight Transportation, Inc., Swift Transportation Co. of
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There are ten small, refrigerated truck carrier Award winners: Benny Whitehead Inc., Bill Davis Trucking, Inc., Freymiller, J&R Schugel
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Specialized Carrier Fleet Award Winners.
Specialized carriers move a range of goods and merchandise and include hopper, livestock, heavy-haul, refuse and utility, among
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The large SmartWay specialized carrier Award winner is
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Dray Carrier Fleet Award Winners.
The small SmartWay specialized carrier Award winner is
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Dray carriers operate at ports and railhead connections where freight is picked up and moved to another transfer facility or transport
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The small SmartWay dray carrier Award winner is
Werner Enterprises.
The large SmartWay dray carrier Award winner is
Duncan and Son Lines, Inc.
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Flatbed Carrier Fleet Award Winners
Flatbed carriers use heavy duty trucks to move flatbed trailers that can carry a range of goods.
The large flatbed carrier Award winners are:
Decker Truck Line, and System Transport, Inc.
The small SmartWay flatbed carrier Award winners are:
Keim TS Inc., and Werner Enterprises.
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Multimodal Carrier Fleet Award Winners
Multimodal carriers move freight using a mix of truck, railcars and other transportation modes..
The large SmartWay multimodal carrier Award winners are: The small SmartWay multimodal carrier Award winner is
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Bulk/Heavy Carrier Fleet Award Winners
Bulk/Heavy carriers move a range of dense, heavy and large materials and commodities at or above legal maximum weight limits,
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Tanker Fleet Award Winners
Tank truck carriers haul liquid (petroleum, chemicals, gases, hazardous waste, etc.) or dry (dry food products, cement, plastic pellets)
bulk commodities using less fuel and emitting fewer emissions.
The sole large SmartWay tanker Award winner is
Eagle Transport Corporation.
The small SmartWay tanker Award winners are:
LTI, Inc. and Quick-Way, Inc.
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SMARTWAY SHIPPER AND LOGISTICS COMPANY AWARDS
The 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award for shippers and logistics
management companies honor Partners that are helping build a
market for clean and efficient freight transportation by shipping
virtually all of their products and merchandise (98 percent of
miles or ton-miles for shippers and 80 percent of miles or ton-
miles for logistics partners) with high-performing SmartWay
carriers. SmartWay shipper and logistics Award winners also
were selected based on achieving superior environmental and
efficiency benchmarks among all other SmartWay Partners.
These performance benchmarks for shippers and logistics
Partners were derived through an assessment of their carriers'
carbon dioxide (CO2), particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxide
(NOx) emissions measured in grams per mile.
Within the shipper and logistics management categories, EPA
proudly recognizes 10 of its shippers and two of its logistics
Partners as recipients of a 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award.
These shipper and logistics Award winners are congratulated
for their achievements in choosing to work with high-performing
SmartWay freight carriers and finding ways to move more
goods, more ton-miles using less fuel and emitting fewer
emissions. They are SmartWay's top performing shipper and
logistics partners and include large, medium and small firms
that move a broad range of products and merchandise.
Shipper Awards
EPA selected these ten SmartWay shipper Award recipients because they are the top environmental performers and industry leaders.
These shippers were selected from part of a larger pool of semifinalist candidates using the SmartWay ?o?-\ Award Criteria (PDF) (2 pp,
646K, January 2021, EPA-420-F-21-010). The semifinalists competed in large and medium/small mileage categories to demonstrate
leadership actions that support SmartWay environmental goals. The Award winners were selected by EPA based on their achieve-
ments in the areas of effective collaboration, advanced technology and operational practices, a robust system to validate and report
their SmartWay data, and communications and public outreach efforts.
SmartWay's 2021 large shipper Award winners, moving more goods more than 500 million miles annually include:
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, HP Inc., Johnson & Johnson, The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc, and Whirlpool Corporation.
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SmartWay's 2021 medium shipper Award winners, moving goods between 25 and 500 million miles annually are:
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, McDonald's USA, LLC, and Meijer.
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SmartWay's 2021 small shipper Award winner, moving goods fewer than 25 million miles annually is Catalyst Paper Corporation.
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Logistics Awards
EPA selected these two SmartWay logistics Award winners because they are the top environmental performers and industry leaders.
These logistics Partners were selected from part of a larger pool of semifinalist candidates using the SmartWay 2021 Award Criteria
(PDF) (2 pp, 646K, January 2021, EPA-420-F-21-010). All semifinalists competed in large and medium/small mileage categories to
demonstrate leadership actions that support SmartWay environmental goals. These logistics Award winners were selected by EPA
based on their achievements in the areas of effective collaboration, advanced technology and operational practices, a robust system
to validate and report their SmartWay data, and communications and public outreach efforts.
SmartWay has two 2021 large logistics Award winners, moving goods more than 200 million miles annually:
Armada and KBX Logistics, LLC.
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RECOGNITION CEREMONY
The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors top carrier, shipper and logistics
companies that are setting efficiency benchmarks in how they move products and
supplies. Carrier, Shipper and logistics Partners will be recognized as SmartWay
Excellence Award recipients during a virtual SmartWay Excellence Award ceremony:
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. ET
Zoom Live Event
U.S. EPA SmartWay EPA-420-F-21-061 November, 2021 www.epa.gov/smartway
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