SmartWay Excellence 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)

• Awardee Photos: Use this link to see full-size images.

2021 SmartWay Excellence Awardee List

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

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:

• Shipper Awards
• Logistics Awards
• Carrier Awards

Detailed information on the 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award eligibility is available here: SmartWay 2021 Awards Criteria (PDF)(2 pp, 646 K, January 2021, EPA-420-F-21-010)

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.

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.