Washington – The American Trucking Associations congratulated its 21members who were honored with SmartWay Excellence Awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for outstanding environmental performance and business leadership in goods movement.
“For two decades, the SmartWay Transport Partnership has been a model for how the federal government and private businesses can work cooperatively to achieve our shared goal of reducing emissions and improving the environment,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “When we work together, and not against each other, we can accomplish remarkable things. Since its founding, SmartWay Partners have cut millions of tons of emissions and saved billions of dollars in fuel costs. ATA is proud to be a founding partner and longtime supporter of this program.”
“For 20 years the SmartWay Transport Partnership has worked together with stakeholders in the freight industry to find innovative ways to reduce pollution from goods movement.” said EPA Assistant Administrator of Air & Radiation Joseph Goffman. “We commend the innovation, drive and collaborative spirit of our partners whose efforts are helping to meet the challenge of climate change and to create a healthier environment for us all.”
ATA has been a champion of the SmartWay Transport Partnership since its inception in 2004 and the 21 ATA members honored with awards this year have all been longtime supporters of the program:
1. Bridgestone Americas
2. Cargo Transporters
3. Covenant Transport
4. Crete Carrier Corp.
5. CRST The Transportation Solution Inc.
6. Forza Transportation Services Inc.
7. Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
8. Hirschbach Motor Lines
9. Hogan Transports Inc.
10. Knight Transportation Inc.
11. Meijer
12. Mesilla Valley Transportation
13. Nussbaum Transportation Services Inc.
14. Prime, Inc.
15. Royal Trucking Company
16. Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions
17. Saia Motor Freight Line LLC
18. Schneider National Inc.
19. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC
20. Werner Enterprises
21. Western Express Inc.
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while protecting public health and reducing air pollution. Demonstrating a commitment to corporate sustainability and social responsibility through SmartWay provides for a more competitive business environment, while enabling partners to make freight decisions that have a positive impact on efficiency and the environment.
Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 162 million metric tons of CO2, 2.8 million tons NOX and 114,000 short tons PM, while saving $52.3 billion in fuel costs and 379 million barrels of oil -- equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over 25 million homes.
For more information on SmartWay, please visit: www.epa.gov/smartway/.
For more information about the SmartWay Excellence Awards, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/smartway/smartway-excellence-awardees.