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Becoming a SmartWay Drayage Carrier 

Makes Good Business Sense

The Partnership Elements: EPA has developed an emissions calculator 

to help port truck carriers measure their particulate matter (PM), oxides 

of nitrogen (NOx), and carbon dioxide (CO2); identify strategies to reduce 

harmful diesel emissions and track emissions performance on an annual 

basis. To participate, drayage carrier partners sign a partnership agreement 

and commit to track emissions, replace older dirtier trucks with cleaner, 

newer ones, and achieve at least a 50% reduction in PM and 25% reduction 

in NOx, below the industry average, within three years. Shippers who are 

already members of SmartWay commit to ship 75% of their port cargo with 

SmartWay dray carriers within three years. New shipper partners must sign 

the SmartWay shipper partnership agreement and the drayage addendum.

Business-to-Business Advantage: SmartWay drayage carriers are preferred 

by SmartWay Transport shippers, and they want to ship their goods with 

participating SmartWay drayage partners. Shipper partners are already 

giving business priority to SmartWay drayage carriers.

Technical Support: EPA will assist SmartWay drayage partners in developing 

and meeting goals.

Recognition of Existing Environmental Improvements: A dray carrier 

fleet’s existing age and emissions strategies, coupled with continued 

improvements, determine status in the Partnership. Full credit is provided for 

fleet improvements made thus far.

Promotional opportunities and public recognition: The SmartWay 

Transport Partner brand of excellence is awarded to qualifying Partners as a 

visible cue to business customers and the public, to use in their advertising 

and other promotional media. The SmartWay brand sends a message that 

participating dray carriers are champions of environmental stewardship. The 

SmartWay brand also helps customers and consumers to make educated 

choices about SmartWay recognized products and services. Visible exposure 

through national and regional events, advertisements, articles, and special 

recognition are just a few ways that EPA commits to recognize dray carrier 

partner achievements.

Becoming a Partner is Easy: 

Simply complete the SmartWay Drayage Partnership Agreement and the 

Drayage Emissions Calculator Tool found at:

http://www.epa.gov/smartway/partnership/drayage.htm

Mail, fax, or email this agreement and spreadsheet to: 

SmartWay Transport Partnership U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality 2000 Traverwood 

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Fax: (734) 214-4052 

Email: smartway_transport@epa.gov 

For more information about joining the SmartWay Transport Partnership or 

for other assistance, call us at (734) 214-4767.

SmartWay Drayage

SmartWay® Transport Partnership is an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and 

goods movement stakeholders, 

which provides a framework to 

assess emissions and energy 

efficiency, and recognizes 

superior environmental performance. 

EPA’s SmartWay Drayage Program recognizes Partners for 

reducing diesel emissions from 

port drayage trucks. Drayage 

is the short distance transport of containerized freight 

goods between marine (or rail) 

terminals and local distribution 

centers. 

SmartWay Drayage Program