**2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards**

**Application**

The 2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards are designed to recognize companies
and organizations that have made significant contributions to protect
the environment through their participation in the Partnership. We
encourage all SmartWay Transport Partners that meet the basic criteria
to apply.

**Award Description:** The SmartWay Excellence Awards recognize Partners
that have demonstrated outstanding environmental performance by actively
implementing and promoting the strategies of the SmartWay Transport
Partnership. Nominees may qualify for these awards based on one or all
of the following categories: 1) Significant improvements in
environmental performance and fuel economy; 2) Shipping the greatest
percentage of goods with SmartWay Carriers and/or attracting additional
carriers to join

SmartWay; or 3) Increasing the visibility and effectiveness of the
SmartWay Transport

Partnership through marketing, creative outreach, and/or attracting
additional companies to join SmartWay.

**Criteria:** Applications will be judged based on amounts of fuel
savings and emissions reductions (compared to the overall fuel
consumption and emissions footprint of the organization), the types of
strategies and technologies undertaken, and the overall environmental
performance of the organization. Consideration will also be given for
innovation, creativity, sustainability, and general promotion of the
SmartWay Transport Partnership.

**Eligibility**: To be considered for a SmartWay Excellence Award, all
Partners must:

1\. be eligible to use the SmartWay Partner Logo\*;

2\. have submitted a current action plan on or before June 30, 2008;

3\. have submitted a 2007 annual update on or before June 30, 2008; and

4\. have joined the partnership prior to June 30, 2007

\*Note: Affiliates are not required to meet criterion 1 as they do not
have access to the

Partner logo.

**Application Process:**

-   Companies and organizations may self-nominate, or they may be
    nominated by other parties.

-   Each application package should include:

    -   Three hard copies of your entire application package, including
        the application form and supplemental materials, AND

    -   One electronic copy (in Word or WordPerfect) of your application
        form via e-mail to Tracie Jackson at <jackson.tracie@epa.gov>.

    -   **Please do not forward supplemental materials via e-mail.**

-   Completed application packages should be sent to the appropriate
    address below. It is highly recommended that overnight or two-day
    delivery be used to avoid potential delays and damage due to
    enhanced security screening of standard mail to government
    facilities. Please do NOT fax application packages or sample
    materials, as they will not be accepted.

> **Via US Postal Service or Overnight Delivery Service:**
>
> Tracie Jackson
>
> US Environmental Protection Agency
>
> 2000 Traverwood Rd.
>
> Ann Arbor, MI 48105
>
> \(734\) 214-4871

-   Application packages must be received by the EPA review team by 5 PM
    on **June 30, 2008**.

-   Upon delivery of each application package, EPA will confirm receipt
    to the nominator contact via e-mail. If you do not receive
    confirmation within two weeks of sending in your application, please
    contact Tracie Jackson at jackson.tracie@epa.gov or (734) 214-4871.

**Notification:** Award winners will be notified via telephone and a
letter from a representative of the SmartWay Transport Partnership.

**Award Presentation**: The SmartWay Transport Partnership Annual Awards
will be presented at the Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals (CSCMP) Annual

Conference held in Denver, Colorado on October 7, 2008. Visit
www.cscmp.org for conference details and lodging information.

**Additional Information:** For more information on the awards process,
please visit

http://www.epa.gov/smartway, or contact Tracie Jackson at
jackson.tracie@epa.gov or

\(734\) 214-4871.

**Part I: General Information**

**A. Contact Information:** Please provide the following required
information.

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**C. Certification Statement:**

\"I certify that the information provided in this application is true
and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Iunderstand that excerpts from
this application may be used by EPA for public outreach related to the
SmartWay

Transport program and 2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards.\"

**Signatory must be an employee of the organization listed above.**

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**Part II: SmartWay Excellence Award Supplemental**

**Submission**

To be considered for a SmartWay Excellence Award, all Partners must:

1\. be eligible to use the SmartWay Partner Logo\*;

2\. have submitted a current action plan on or before June 30, 2008;

3\. have submitted a 2007 annual update on or before June 30, 2008; and

4\. have joined the partnership prior to June 30, 2007.

\*Note: Affiliates are not required to meet criterion 1 as they do not
have access to the Partner logo.

In addition, Partners will be evaluated based on supplemental supporting
data provided by June 30, 2008. Please review the directions below and
provide narrative answers to the questions as well as samples of any
material that will support your claims.

**Directions:** Emissions and fuel efficiency data will be determined
based on your baseline modeling submissions and your annual updates.
However, you are encouraged to provide additional evidence of your
company's commitment to the goals and philosophy of the SmartWay
Transport program.

Please address all four of the questions below, providing specific
examples where appropriate. **If a question is not applicable, state
that in your response.** Whenever possible, quantify the activities and
results (e.g., fuel saved, tons of emissions reduced, number of pieces
of equipment purchased, number of people reached, etc.) and enclose
documentation that supports claims made (e.g., photos of prominent use
of the

SmartWay logo, copies of training materials used, etc.).

**(Note: Each of the four (4) questions is on a separate page for your
convenience.**

**1. Executive Summary:** Please provide a 200 word (or less) summary of
you achievements as a SmartWay Transport Partner or Affiliate and as an
industry leader on fuel efficiency and environmental performance. In
this summary, you are encouraged to explain how you have been creative,
innovative, or have gone above and beyond the ordinary expectations of a
SmartWay Transport Partner or Affiliate. This narrative may be used in
future awards documents (e.g., event programs, press releases, etc) so
please take care to highlight any significant achievements you would
like us to consider.

**2. Environmental Footprint:** Please describe the types of emissions
reductions and fuel savings achieved by your company. Quantify
documented results as much as possible and attach supporting materials.
NOTE: Your approved SmartWay Action Plan and Annual Update will be used
as the primary basis for evaluation of environmental performance;
however, you are encouraged to supply a narrative description of
significant achievements that may not be obvious based on model data
(e.g., a significant emissions impact based on a shift from on
technology or policy to another, or use of progressive and/or advanced
technologies such as 2007 engines or SmartWay Tractors and/or Trailers).

**3. Marketing, Education, and Promotion:** Please describe all internal
(e.g., corporate newsletters) and external (e.g., conferences, press
releases, articles, website, etc.) instances where you have promoted the
SmartWay Transport Partnership. Indicate the approximate budget and
estimate the size of the audience for each initiative to the maximum
extent possible. This category may include initiatives such as incentive
programs for drivers, drivers training programs, and presentations about
SmartWay to company staff.

**4. Recruitment:** Please provide the names of organizations you have
recruited to become Partners or Affiliates in the SmartWay Transport
Partnership.