The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 47 truck carriers and freight shippers for their leadership in supply chain, environmental, and energy efficiency with the annual SmartWay Excellence Awards. The awards were announced at a virtual ceremony attended by EPA's SmartWay Partners, affiliates, key stakeholders, and media.
The awardees are acknowledged for their superior performance in moving goods efficiently while reducing emissions and conserving energy. "As we mark our 20th anniversary this year, we celebrate decades of our partners advancing freight efficiency, and delivering goods with less fuel and lower emissions," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "SmartWay is proud to recognize 47 top performing truck carrier and shipper Partners — with the 2024 SmartWay Excellence Award for outstanding environmental performance and business leadership in goods movement."
Since its inception in 2004, the SmartWay program has helped partners avoid emitting significant amounts of pollutants including 162 million tons of CO2, 2.8 million tons of nitrogen oxides, and 114,000 tons of particulate matter. These efforts have also saved 379 million barrels of oil and over $52 billion in fuel costs.
The recipients of the 2024 SmartWay Freight Partner Excellence Award include:
- Arrow Transportation
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- Canadian Reefers Ltd.
- Cargo Transporters
- Covenant Transport
- Crete Carrier Corporation
- CRST The Transportation Solution Inc.
- D&D Transportation Services Inc.
- Danny Herman Trucking Inc.
- Discount Tire
- Divine Enterprises, Inc.
- Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
- Edgewell Personal Care
- Elevate Textiles, Inc.
- Forza Transportation Services, Inc.
- Gap Inc. Canada
- Gap Inc. USA
- Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
- GP Transportation Co.
- Hirschbach Motor Lines
- Hogan Transports, Inc.
- Keane Thummel Trucking Inc.
- Kellanova
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Knight Transportation, Inc.
- Kohl's
- Lowe's Companies, Inc.
- May Trucking Company
- McDonald's USA LLC
- Meijer
- Mesilla Valley Transportation
- Mike Frost Trucking Inc.
- Nussbaum Transportation Services Inc.
- Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
- Paper Transport LLC
- Prime Inc.
- Royal Trucking Company
- Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS)
- Saia Motor Freight Line LLC
- Schneider
- Swift Transportation Co., Arizona LLC
– The Home Depot U.S.A.,Inc
– The TJX Companies ,Inc
– Tractor Supply Company
– Trans-West Logistics / Logistiques Trans-West
– Werner Enterprises
– Western Express ,Inc
More information about the SmartWay Excellence Awards can be found on the EPA website.
EPA’s SmartWay Partnership aims to help companies benchmark freight performance to make informed decisions that drive sustainable supply chains by establishing a common yardstick for comparing emissions performance.