SmartWay Excellence Awardees

EPA's SmartWay Excellence Award recognizes exceptional freight performance among EPA SmartWay Partners.
SmartWay Excellence Awardees lead their industries by improving freight efficiency and contributing to cleaner air throughout their supply chains. The Awardees are chosen from nearly 4,000 companies and organizations participating in SmartWay.
2021 Award Ceremony
SmartWay honored the 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award recipients on October 27th, 2021. Register to view the recording of the ceremony.
Government officials gave keynote remarks, touching briefly on the SmartWay program, its goals, and SmartWay accomplishments in North America. Executives from two national Affiliate organizations will give their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities that the freight industry experienced over the past 18 months.
View this celebration of award-winning SmartWay Partners and our recognition of their superior freight sustainability leadership.
2021 SmartWay Excellence Awardees
The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors top shipping (retailers and manufacturers) and logistics company partners for superior environmental performance. The SmartWay Excellence Award also recognizes top truck, barge, and multimodal carrier partners that are setting efficiency benchmarks in how they move products and supplies.
Learn more about Awardees:
SmartWay Shipper, Logistics, Truck Carrier and Multimodal Carrier Partners were honored on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 during EPA’s SmartWay’s second virtual Award ceremony.
- Summary: 2021 Excellence Award Leadership Highlights (pdf) (November 2021, EPA-420-F-21-061)
- Press Release: October 27, 2021 U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance
- Infographic: SmartWay 2021 Multiple Year Awardee (pdf) (October 2021, EPA-420-F-21-062)
2021 SmartWay Excellence Awardee List
SmartWay Awardee Company Name |
Partner Type |
Fleet Category |
Company/Fleet Size |
EPA Region/Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
A&M Transport, LLC |
Truck Carrier |
Specialized |
Small |
10 |
ABF Freight, an ArcBest company |
Multimodal |
Multimodal |
Small |
6 |
AGI Transport Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
Canada |
Armada |
Logistics |
Large |
3 |
|
Artur Express, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
7 |
ATS, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
5 |
Benny Whitehead Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
4 |
Bill Davis Trucking, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
6 |
Bison Transport Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Medium |
Canada |
BSP Trans Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
LTL/Dry Van |
Small |
1 |
Catalyst Paper Corporation |
Shipper |
Small |
Canada |
|
Contract Freighters, Inc. d/b/a CFI |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
7 |
Cowan Systems, LLC |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Medium |
3 |
CRST Dedicated Services, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
7 |
CRST Expedited, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
7 |
Danny Herman Trucking Inc |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Medium |
4 |
Decker Truck Line |
Truck Carrier |
Flatbed |
Large |
7 |
Doug Andrus Distributing LLC |
Truck Carrier |
Heavy/Bulk |
Small |
10 |
Duncan and Son Lines, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Dray |
Large |
9 |
Eagle Transport Corporation |
Truck Carrier |
Tanker |
Large |
4 |
Formerly known as Transport Corporation of America, recently rebranded to CFI |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Medium |
5 |
Freymiller |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
6 |
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. |
Shipper |
Medium |
9 |
|
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP |
Shipper |
Large |
5 |
|
Halvor Lines, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
5 |
HBC Transportation Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
Canada |
Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
7 |
Hogan Transports, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
7 |
HP Inc. |
Shipper |
Large |
9 |
|
Hub Group |
Multimodal |
Multimodal |
Large |
5 |
J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
5 |
J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
5 |
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. |
Multimodal |
Multimodal |
Large |
6 |
JED Express Ltd. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Small |
Canada |
Johnson & Johnson |
Shipper |
Large |
2 |
|
KBX Logistics, LLC |
Logistics |
Large |
5 |
|
Keim TS Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Flatbed |
Small |
7 |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
Shipper |
Medium |
4 |
|
Knight Transportation, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
9 |
Knight Transportation, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Large |
9 |
Lake Trucking Company |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
4 |
Logistics Trans West Inc. - Logistiques Trans West Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
Canada |
LTI, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Tanker |
Small |
10 |
M&J Carriers LLC |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
6 |
Major Transportation Services Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
9 |
May Trucking Company |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Large |
10 |
McDonald's USA, LLC |
Shipper |
Medium |
5 |
|
Meijer |
Shipper |
Medium |
5 |
|
Meijer Logistics LLC |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
5 |
Mesilla Valley Transportation |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
6 |
National Carriers, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Specialized |
Large |
6 |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
LTL/Dry Van |
Large |
4 |
Penske Logistics LLC |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Large |
3 |
Quick-Way, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Tanker |
Small |
5 |
Roehl Transport, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
5 |
RRR Transportation Co. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
4 |
Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Large |
7 |
Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Large |
4 |
S & S Transport, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
8 |
Schneider |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
5 |
SSBB Inc. DBA Delta Distribution |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
5 |
Stan Koch and Sons Trucking |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Medium |
5 |
Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
9 |
Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Large |
9 |
System Transport, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Flatbed |
Large |
10 |
The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc |
Shipper |
Large |
4 |
|
TransAm Trucking, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Large |
7 |
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
4 |
USXL Worldwide |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
7 |
Van Eerden Trucking Company |
Truck Carrier |
Refrigerated |
Small |
5 |
Walmart Transportation, LLC |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
6 |
Werner Enterprises |
Truck Carrier |
TL/Dry Van |
Large |
7 |
Werner Enterprises |
Truck Carrier |
Flatbed |
Small |
7 |
Werner Enterprises |
Truck Carrier |
Dray |
Small |
7 |
Whirlpool Corporation |
Shipper |
Large |
5 |
|
Wilson Logistics, Inc. |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Large |
7 |
Woody Bogler Trucking Company |
Truck Carrier |
Mixed |
Small |
7 |
Past Awardees
Last Year
- 2020 SmartWay Excellence Award Leadership Highlights (PDF) (7pp, 678 K, November 2020, EPA-420-F-20-048)
Older Years
- 2019 SmartWay Excellence Awardee Leadership Highlights (PDF) (13 pp, 920 K, October 2019, EPA-420-F-19-061)
- 2018 Carriers Awardees (PDF) (9 pp, 948 K, EPA-420-F-18-016)
- 2018 Shipper and Logistics Company Awardees (PDF)(4 pp, 377 K, October 2018, EPA 420-F-18-017)
- 2017 Awardees (PDF)(11 pp, 745 K, October 2017, EPA-420-F-17-018)
- 2016 Shipper and Logistics Company Awardees(4 pp, 342K)
- 2016 Carrier Awardees(8 pp, 800 K)
- 2015 Shipper and Logistics Leaders (PDF) (3 pp, 1 MB, October 2015, EPA-420-F-15-041 About PDF)
- 2015 Carrier Leaders (PDF) (6 pp, 1 MB, October 2015, EPA-420-F-15-040)
- 2014 Shipper and Logistics Leaders (PDF) (3 pp, 676K, September 2014, EPA-420-F-14-052)
- 2014 Carrier Leaders (PDF) (6 pp, 2MB, September 2014, EPA-420-F-14-053)
- 2013 Leaders (PDF) (8 pp, 2.7MB, October 2013, EPA-420-F-13-047)
- 2012 Leaders (PDF) (6 pp, 2.9MB, October 2012, EPA-420-F-12-070)
- 2009 Shipper and Logistics Leaders
- 2008 Shipper and Logistics Leaders
- 2007 Shipper and Logistics Leaders
- 2006 Shipper and Logistics Leaders
2022 SmartWay Excellence Award Listening Year
EPA is postponing SmartWay Excellence Award recognition until 2023. This year is our opportunity to listen to SmartWay Partner companies and refresh the ten-year old Excellence Award program.
During the 2022 Award Listening Year, EPA will consider industry changes that have had an impact on freight supply chain businesses to:
- Learn what matters to Partners regarding award recognition
- Integrate rapidly changing and transformative freight industry trends as part of annual recognition
- Discover how top-performing Partners use SmartWay to incentivize green investments and ways the award can highlight these efforts
- Use stakeholder input to consider new award criteria
- Explore new award event partnership opportunities
The Agency will still recognize Partners during the 2022 Award Listening Year by publishing the annual SmartWay High Performers list and Featured Partner profiles.
Submit questions or information requests to the SmartWay message box via smartway_transport@epa.gov with the subject line: “Award Listening Year”.
2021 SmartWay Excellence Awardee Logos


Top Row: Artur Express, Inc., Kristi Randall; Benny Whitehead Inc., Benny Whitehead; Bill Davis Trucking, Inc., Bill Davis; BSP Trans Inc., John McKeena; Catalyst Paper Corporation, Hamish Doughty; Contract Freighters, Inc. d/b/a CFI, Steve Studer; CRST Dedicated Services, Inc., Chad Humphrey; CRST Expedited, Inc., Chad Brueck; Decker Truck Line, Brad Baade; Duncan and Son Lines, Inc., Keith Jones; Eagle Transport Corporation, Lance Collette; Halvor Lines, Inc., Carl Svendsen; HP Inc., Gustavo Guerra and J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc., Judy Stadick.
Middle Row: J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., Ethan Glaess; JED Express Ltd., Edwin Duncan; Johnson & Johnson, John Kennedy; Keim TS Inc., Milt Steward; Knight Transportation, Inc., Dave Williams; Logistics Trans West Inc. - Logistiques Trans West Inc., Real Gagnon; LTI, Inc., Anthony Knapp; Meijer, Dormica Oppenhuizen; Mesilla Valley Transportation, Royal Jones; National Carriers, Inc., Jim Franck; Penske Logistics LLC, Chris Hawk; Quick-Way, Inc., Barbara Wood; S & S Transport, Inc., June Seng and Schneider, Lee Whipp.
Bottom Row: SSBB Inc. DBA Delta Distribution, Rick Elrod; Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC, Nicholas Cookson; The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc, Ronald Guzzi; TransAm Trucking, Inc., Russ McElliott; USXL Worldwide, Mike Monolo; Van Eerden Trucking Company, The Team from Van Eerden Trucking Company; Walmart Transportation, LLC, Luke McCollum and Wilson Logistics, Inc., Darrel Wilson.

Top Row: A&M Transport, LLC, Andrew Owens and Ricky Emond; ABF Freight, an ArcBest company, Seth Runser; AGI Transport Inc., Jagjit Tatla; Armada, Dave Domencic and Meredith Neizer; ATS, Inc., Jeff Potthoff; Bison Transport Inc., Garth Pitzel; Cowan Systems, LLC, Steve Wells, Eric Glover, and Kevin Chester; Danny Herman Trucking Inc, Carey Pritt; Doug Andrus Distributing LLC, Jason Andrus; Eagle Transport Corporation, Trase Jones; Formerly known as Transport Corporation of America, recently rebranded as CFI, Eric Anson and Bart Giangiacomo; Freymiller, Dennis Freymiller; Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., Ishmael Tanomrat and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Ken Weber.
Middle Row: HBC Transportation Inc., Janvi Gaba, Manpreet Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Tejas Mehta, Harinder Bajwa, Jignesh Mistry, Ranbir Singh Bhatti, Bhajanpreet Singh Chahal, Harbans Singh, Chetan Kalra, Rajvinder Kaur, Nikita Kapoor, Aman Saini, Raman Kapoor, Hardeep Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Harjot Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Yuvraj Singh, Amrit Kaur, Arpan Kaur; Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, JR Bergman; Hogan Transports, Inc., Mike Carroll and Angie Henson; Hub Group, Michelle Fernandez and Dan Walton; KBX Logistics, LLC, Paul Snider; Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Stelios Chrysandreas; Lake Trucking Company, Ted Brozanski and Margie Brozanski; May Trucking Company, Becki Wagoner, Randy Fideler, Clint Warner, Scott Smith, and Stephanie Haertling and McDonald's USA, LLC, Marion Gross and Marty Bauwens.
Bottom Row: Meijer Logistics LLC, David Granning; Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Chris Harrell, Peter Murphy, Shane Hansen, Anthony Slater; Roehl Transport, Inc., Rick Roehl; Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Inc., Brad Gehring and Shawn Goad; Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS), Steve Martin; Stan Koch and Sons Trucking, Todd Wright; System Transport, Inc., Steven Ray Tucker; U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Shaun Sadler; Werner Enterprises, Guy Welton, Derek Leathers, Chad Dittberner, and Shawntell Kroese; Whirlpool Corporation, Christy McMunn and Brie Lieto and Woody Bogler Trucking Company, Tracy Bogler.