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SmartWay Excellence Awardees

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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.

On this Page:
  • 2021 Award Ceremony
  • 2021 Excellence Awardees
  • Awardees --Past Years
  • 2022 SmartWay Excellence Award Listening Year

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.

  • Go directly to 2021 SmartWay Excellence Awardee List

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

  • Video: EPA Congratulates 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients

  • Infographic: SmartWay 2021 Multiple Year Awardee (pdf) (October 2021, EPA-420-F-21-062)

  • Awardee Photos: Use this link to see full-size images.
This is a collage of headshots for some of the 2021 excellence award recipients
This is a collage of award recipients with their trophies

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

This is a collage of corporate logos for the 2021 excellence award recipients
This is a collage of headshots for some of the 2021 excellence award recipients

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.

This is a collage of award recipients with their trophies

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.

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