SmartWay Excellence Awardees
EPA's SmartWay Excellence Award recognizes exceptional achievement in freight performance among EPA SmartWay Partners.
SmartWay Excellence Awardees lead their industries in improving freight efficiency and contributing to cleaner air within their supply chains. The Awardees are chosen from over 3,700 companies and organizations participating in SmartWay.
2017 SmartWay Excellence Awardees
The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors top shipping (retailers and manufacturers) and logistics company partners for superior environmental performance and additional actions to reduce freight emissions through effective collaboration, operational practices, a robust system for validating and reporting their SmartWay data, and communications and public outreach. 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.
SmartWay Partners receiving SmartWay Excellence Awards were recognized on Monday, October 23, 2017 during the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Annual Management Conference and Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Learn more about awardees:
- Press Release: EPA’s SmartWay Honors Top Performers in the Freight Industry for Exceptional Supply Chain Efficiency (October 23, 2017)
- 2017 SmartWay Excellence Award Leadership Highlights (PDF) (11 pp, 1 MB, October 2017, EPA-420-F-17-018, About PDF)
- Multiple-year Awardee List and Infographic
Awardee List
| SmartWay Awardee Company Name | Partner Type | Fleet Category | Company/Fleet Size | EPA Region or Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Shippers, Inc. | Logistics | - | Large | 2 |
| Knichel Logistics | Logistics | - | Large | 3 |
| Union Pacific Distribution Services | Logistics | - | Large | 7 |
| Gap Inc. | Shipper | - | Small | 9 |
| HP Inc. | Shipper | - | Large | 9 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Shipper | - | Large | 2 |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Shipper | - | Medium | 4 |
| Kohl's Department Stores | Shipper | - | Medium | 5 |
| LEDVANCE LLC | Shipper | - | Medium | 1 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | Shipper | - | Large | 4 |
| McDonald's | Shipper | - | Medium | 5 |
| Meijer | Shipper | - | Medium | 5 |
| The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc | Shipper | - | Large | 4 |
| Whirlpool Corporation | Shipper | - | Large | 5 |
| Bison Transport Inc. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | CA |
| Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | CA |
| C.R. England, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Multimodal | Small | 8 |
| Carter Express Inc. | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Large | 5 |
| Celadon Group, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 5 |
| Cliff Viessman, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Tanker | Small | 8 |
| Contract Freighters, Inc. d/b/a CFI | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 7 |
| Contract Transportation Systems, Co. (Sherwin Williams) | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 5 |
| CRST Expedited, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 7 |
| Customer Service Quality Transportation | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | 6 |
| Dedicated Transport LLC | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| DHL | Truck Carrier | Package | Large | 4 |
| Diversified Automotive, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Auto | Small | 1 |
| Doug Andrus Distributing LLC | Truck Carrier | Heavy Bulk | - | 10 |
| Duncan and Son Lines, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Dray | Large | 9 |
| Eagle Transport Corporation | Truck Carrier | Tanker | Small | 4 |
| General Logistics, Inc | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Small | 7 |
| Halvor Lines, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| Halvor Lines, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Small | 5 |
| Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 7 |
| Hirschbach Motor Lines | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Large | 7 |
| Hub Group | Truck Carrier | Multimodal | Large | 5 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Multimodal | Large | 6 |
| Karr Transportation Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | 4 |
| Knight Transportation, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 9 |
| Logistics Trans West Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | CA |
| Lone Star Transportation, LLC | Truck Carrier | Specialized | Large | 6 |
| May Trucking Company | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Large | 10 |
| McElroy Truck Lines, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Large | 4 |
| Mesa Systems, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Moving | Large | 8 |
| Mesilla Valley Transportation | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | 6 |
| Mustang Express LTD | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | 6 |
| Navajo Express, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Large | 8 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | Truck Carrier | LTL Dry Van | Large | 4 |
| Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc. | Truck Carrier | LTL Dry Van | Small | 3 |
| Pacific Cascade Trucking, LLC | Truck Carrier | Dray | Small | 10 |
| Penske Logistics, LLC | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Small | 3 |
| Pitt Ohio | Truck Carrier | LTL Dry Van | Large | 3 |
| Rocha Transportation | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 9 |
| Royal Trucking Company | Truck Carrier | Mixed | Small | 4 |
| RSP Express Inc | Truck Carrier | Expedited | Large | 5 |
| Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) | Truck Carrier | LTL Dry Van | Large | 4 |
| Schneider | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 5 |
| Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Small | 5 |
| Swift Transportation Co. | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 9 |
| Swift Transportation Co. | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Large | 9 |
| USXL Worldwide | Truck Carrier | Refrigerated | Small | 7 |
| Walmart Transportation, LLC | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 6 |
| Werner Enterprises | Truck Carrier | Truckload Dry Van | Large | 7 |
| Werner Enterprises | Truck Carrier | Flatbed | Small | 7 |
| White Arrow LLC | Truck Carrier | Multimodal | Small | 9 |
Past Awardees
Last Year
- Descriptions of the 2016 Shipper and Logistics Company Awardees
- Descriptions of the 2016 Carrier Awardees
Older Years
- 2015 SmartWay Excellence Shipper and Logistics Leaders (PDF) (3 pp, 1 MB, October 2015, EPA-420-F-15-041 About PDF)
- 2015 SmartWay Excellence Carrier Leaders (PDF) (6 pp, 1 MB, October 2015, EPA-420-F-15-040)
- 2014 SmartWay Excellence Shipper and Logistics Leaders (PDF) (3 pp, 676K, September 2014, EPA-420-F-14-052)
- 2014 SmartWay Excellence Carrier Leaders (PDF) (6 pp, 2MB, September 2014, EPA-420-F-14-053)
- 2013 SmartWay Excellence Leaders (PDF) (8 pp, 2.7MB, October 2013, EPA-420-F-13-047)
- 2012 SmartWay Excellence Leaders (PDF) (6 pp, 2.9MB, October 2012, EPA-420-F-12-070)
- 2009 SmartWay Excellence Shipper and Logistics Leaders
- 2008 SmartWay Excellence Shipper and Logistics Leaders
- 2007 SmartWay Excellence Shipper and Logistics Leaders
- 2006 SmartWay Excellence Shipper and Logistics Leaders
Excellence Award Criteria
SmartWay Excellence Awardees are selected based on exceptional environmental performance as demonstrated by their annual freight assessment and emissions tracking tool submissions.
The awardee selections are based on environmental performance 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 2018 SmartWay Excellence Award eligibility is available here: SmartWay 2018 Awards Criteria (February 2018, EPA-420-F-18-002)
Summaries of SmartWay Excellence Award Criteria by Partner Category
Shipper Awards
SmartWay shipper 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 shipper semi-finalists 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 semi-finalists 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 semi-finalists 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 semi-finalists 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 semi-finalists that are top-performing partners in good standing as leaders in freight efficiency based on their SmartWay data. These multimodal carrier semi-finalists 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 semi-finalists identified by EPA based on the supplemental information they provide.