Washington 鈥 The 黑料不打烊 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.
鈥淔or 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,鈥 said 黑料不打烊President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淲hen 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. 黑料不打烊is proud to be a founding partner and longtime supporter of this program.鈥
鈥淔or 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.鈥 said EPA Assistant Administrator of Air & Radiation Joseph Goffman. 鈥淲e 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.鈥
黑料不打烊has been a champion of the SmartWay Transport Partnership since its inception in 2004 and the 21 黑料不打烊members honored with awards this year have all been longtime supporters of the program:听
1.听听 听Bridgestone Americas
2.听听 听Cargo Transporters
3.听听 听Covenant Transport
4.听听 听Crete Carrier Corp.
5.听听 听CRST The Transportation Solution Inc.
6.听听 听Forza Transportation Services Inc.
7.听听 听Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
8.听听 听Hirschbach Motor Lines
9.听听 听Hogan Transports Inc.
10.听听 听Knight Transportation Inc.
11.听听 听Meijer
12.听听 听Mesilla Valley Transportation
13.听听 听Nussbaum Transportation Services Inc.
14.听听 听Prime, Inc.
15.听听 听Royal Trucking Company
16.听听 听Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions
17.听听 听Saia Motor Freight Line LLC
18.听听 听Schneider National Inc.
19.听听 听Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC
20.听听 听Werner Enterprises
21.听听 听Western Express Inc.听
EPA鈥檚 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.
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