by Jbs100809 e3 — October 12, 2009—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 37 organizations on October 6 with its 2009 SmartWay Excellence Awards for slashing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and saving fuel through significant improvements to their freight operations.
EPA says these organizations are setting an example in the transportation industry, addressing climate change by investing in clean truck technologies, adopting freight management strategies that reduce carbon emissions, and promoting the benefits of the SmartWay Transport Partnership. Winners were recognized across four categories (carrier, shipper, logistics, affiliate).
The 2009 SmartWay Excellence Award Winners are:
Truck Carriers: Bison Transport Inc.; C.R. England, Inc.; Celadon Trucking Services Inc.; Challenger Motor Freight Inc.; Covenant Transport, Inc.; Gordon Trucking Inc.; J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; Knight Transportation, Inc.; LTI Trucking Services, Inc.; MacKinnon Transport Inc.; Mesilla Valley Transportation; Quad/Graphics, Inc.; Roehl Transport, Inc.; Schneider National, Inc.; Stan Koch & Sons Trucking; States Logistics Services, Inc.; Swift Transportation Co.; UPS; and U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc./Xpress Global Systems.
Shippers: Best Buy Co., Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP; JCPenney Co.; Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Kohl’s Department Stores; Kraft Foods Global, Inc.; Limited Brands, Inc.; Lowe’s Companies Inc; PepsiCo, Inc.; Sharp Electronics Corporation; Stonyfield Farm, Inc.; The Home Depot; and USG Corporation.
Logistics Companies: Hub Group, Inc.; Menlo Worldwide Logistics; and Transplace.
Affiliates: American Trucking Associations and Cascade Sierra Solutions.
Launched in 2004, EPA’s SmartWay now comprises more than 2,000 participating organizations, including multi-national trucking fleets, retail and commercial shippers, and more. The participants calculate and adopt strategies for lowering their energy use and CO2 emissions.
EPA provides technical support, including tools to evaluate options for lowering fuel use and emissions, and help in locating financing for the purchase of environmental and fuel-saving technology. In 2009, the partnership projects that it will eliminate six million tons of CO2 and conserve more than 540 million gallons of diesel fuel, a savings of at least $1.3 billion a year in fuel costs.
