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 over 3,700 companies and organizations participating in SmartWay.
2019 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 Monday, October 7, 2019 during the 2019 American Trucking Associations' Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California.
- Press Release: October 7, 2019-- Leading Shippers, Carriers and Logistics Firms Earn EPA Distinction for Efficiency
- Summary: 2019 SmartWay Excellence Awardee Leadership Highlights (PDF) (13 pp, 920 K, October 2019, EPA-420-F-19-061)
- Infographic: SmartWay 2019 Multiple Year Awardee (PDF) (2 pp, 216 K, October 2019, EPA-420-F-19-060)
- Video: EPA Congratulates 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients Exit
2019 SmartWay Excellence Awardee List
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SmartWay Awardee Company Name |
Partner Type |
Fleet Category |
Company/Fleet Size |
EPA Region/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABF Freight System, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Multi-modal | Small | 6 |
| Alliance Shippers, Inc. | Logistics | Large | 2 | |
| Armada | Logistics | Large | 3 | |
| Bill Davis Trucking, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | 6 |
| Bold Transportation Inc. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 7 |
| C.A.T. Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | Canada |
| C.R. England, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Multi-modal | Small | 8 |
| Canon USA, Inc. | Shipper | Large | 2 | |
| Combined Transport, Inc.: Blackwell Consolidation, LLC | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Large | 10 |
| Contract Transportation Systems, Co. (Sherwin Williams) | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 5 |
| CRST Dedicated Services, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 7 |
| CRST Expedited, Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Large | 7 |
| CT Transportation, LLC | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Large | 4 |
| Delta Automotive Services, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Auto Carrier | Small | 2 |
| DHL Express | Truck Carrier | Package | Large | 4 |
| Dillon Logistics, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Tanker | Large | 5 |
| 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 |
| Fortune Transportation | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | 5 |
| Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP | Shipper | Medium | 5 | |
| Gorton's | Shipper | Small | 1 | |
| Halvor Lines, Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| Hardy Brothers, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | 4 |
| Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Large | 7 |
| High Country Transportation, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Specialized | Small | 6 |
| Hirschbach Motor Lines | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Large | 7 |
| HP Inc. | Shipper | Large | 9 | |
| Hub Group | Truck Carrier | Multi-modal | Large | 5 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Multi-modal | Large | 6 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Shipper | Large | 2 | |
| KBX Logistics, LLC | Logistics | Large | 5 | |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Shipper | Medium | 4 | |
| King Solutions, Inc. | Logistics | Medium | 5 | |
| Kohl's Department Stores | Shipper | Medium | 5 | |
| LEDVANCE LLC | Shipper | Medium | 1 | |
| Logistics Trans West Inc. - Logistiques Trans West Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | Canada |
| LTI, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Tanker | Small | 10 |
| McDonald's | Shipper | Medium | 5 | |
| McFarland Truck Lines, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | 5 |
| Meijer | Shipper | Medium | 5 | |
| Meijer Logistics LLC | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 5 |
| Mesilla Valley Transportation | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Large | 6 |
| Michelin North America, Inc. | Shipper | Medium | 4 | |
| Navajo Express, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Large | 8 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Shipper | Medium | 10 | |
| Nussbaum Transportation Services, Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| Nu-Way Transportation Services, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 5 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | Truck Carrier | LTL/Dry Van | Large | 4 |
| OutWest Express, LLC. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | 6 |
| Palmer Moving Services | Truck Carrier | Moving | Small | 5 |
| Penske Logistics, LLC | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Large | 3 |
| Quick-Way, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Tanker | Small | 5 |
| Raven Transport | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | 4 |
| RJR Transportation | Truck Carrier | Expedited | Small | Canada |
| Roehl Transport, Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Large | 5 |
| Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Large | 7 |
| S & S Transport, Inc | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 8 |
| Schilli Corporation | Truck Carrier | Heavy/Bulk | Large | 7 |
| Schneider | Truck Carrier | Multi-modal | Large | 5 |
| Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| Southeast Transportation Systems, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Auto Carrier | Large | 4 |
| SSBB Inc DBA Delta Distribution | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 5 |
| Stokes Trucking, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 8 |
| Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van, Refrigerated | Large | 9 |
| TransAm Trucking, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Large | 7 |
| TransWay, Inc. | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| Trinity Logistics Group, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Small | 6 |
| Walmart Transportation, LLC | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van | Large | 6 |
| Werner Enterprises | Truck Carrier | TL/Dry Van/Dray, Flatbed | Large/Small | 7 |
| Whirlpool Corporation | Shipper | Large | 5 | |
| Woody Bogler Trucking Company | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 7 |
Past Awardees
Last Year
- 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)
Older Years
- 2017 Awardees (PDF)(11 pp, 745 K, October 2017, EPA-420-F-17-018)
- 2016 Shipper and Logistics Company Awardees
- 2016 Carrier Awardees
- 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
Excellence Award Criteria
SmartWay Excellence Awardees are selected based on exceptional environmental perfor,mance as demonstrated by their annual freight assessment and emissions tracking tool submissions.
The awardee selections are based on environmental perfor,mance as demonstrated by partner data submissions with the SmartWay freight assessment and emission tracking tools. Additional leadership criteria are considered for shippers and logistics companies.
EPA recognizes eligible partners in the following categories:
Detailed information on the 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award eligibility is available here: SmartWay 2019 Awards Criteria (PDF)(2 pp, 703 K, February, 2019, EPA-420-F-19-008)
Summaries of SmartWay Excellence Award Criteria by Partner Category
Shipper Awards
SmartWay shipper semifinalists are top-performing Partners in good standing. EPA identifies a pool of top-performing candidates for consideration based on environmental performance, use of SmartWay Carriers to move their freight, and freight mileage with "large," "medium," and "small" mileage categories. These shipper semifinalists are invited to provide EPA with supplemental, qualitative documentation that demonstrates leadership actions that support SmartWay's environmental goals. Final shipper Awardees will be selected from the pool of semifinalists based on the supplemental information they provide.
Logistics Awards
SmartWay Logistics semi-finalists are top-performing Partners in good standing. EPA identifies a pool of top-performing candidates for consideration based on environmental performance, use of SmartWay Carriers to move their freight, and freight mileage with "large," "medium," and "small" mileage categories. These logistics semifinalists are invited to provide EPA with supplemental, qualitative documentation that demonstrates leadership actions that support SmartWay's environmental goals. Final logistics Awardees are selected from the pool of semifinalists identified by EPA based on the supplemental information they provide.
Carrier Awards
SmartWay Carrier awardees are recognized for top supply chain environmental performance. EPA identifies Partners in good standing that are leaders in freight efficiency based on their SmartWay data within their fleet type and size categories. Large and medium/small carriers will be selected based on their performance within 13 fleet categories.
Also, EPA recognizes multimodal carriers with the SmartWay Excellence Awards. EPA identified a pool of SmartWay Multimodal Carrier semifinalists that are top-performing Partners in good standing as leaders in freight efficiency based on their SmartWay data. These multimodal carrier semifinalists are invited to provide EPA with supplemental, qualitative documentation that demonstrates leadership actions that support SmartWay's environmental goals. Final multimodal carrier Awardees are selected from the pool of semifinalists identified by EPA based on the supplemental information they provide
