SmartWay Transport Partnership

The Smart Way 

to Save Fuel, 

Money, and the 

Environment 

National Clean Diesel Campaign

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August 2010

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About the National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC)

EPA established NCDC to promote strategies that reduce harmful emissions from 

America’s diesel engines. Through regulatory and innovative approaches, NCDC 

addresses new diesel engines as well as the millions already in use. 

SmartWay is helping thousands of businesses—

small, medium, and large—save fuel and money and 

protect the environment. The program provides the 

tools and resources; you bring the commitment to 

reduce costs, improve the energy efficiency of your 

operations, and help the environment. SmartWay 

also offers opportunities for nonprofit and other 

organizations to demonstrate their leadership and 

environmental commitment through its affiliate 

program. By promoting the SmartWay partnership, 

affiliates help other organizations make better 

choices for their businesses and the environment. 

Nonprofit organizations, truck and trailer dealerships, and leasing companies are eligible to participate as SmartWay affiliates.

For More Information

To learn more about the SmartWay Transport Partnership, 

contact the SmartWay Call Center at 734-214-4767, e-mail 

smartway_transport@epa.gov, or visit www.epa.gov/smartway.

Smart for the Environment

Together, rail and truck transport consume more than 35 billion gallons of diesel fuel per year. This 

 represents more than 350 million metric tons of CO2

 annually. These emissions are expected to increase 

25 percent by 2012, reaching 450 million metric tons of CO2

.

SmartWay is making a difference. SmartWay has helped the freight sector reduce 14.7 million metric 

tons of CO2

, 215,000 tons NOx, and 8,000 tons PM, while also saving 1.5 billion gallons of fuel 

($3.6 billion in fuel costs).

Join Us. Become A SmartWay Partner
SmartWay Benefits

■ Reduced fuel costs

■ Payback on investment within just one to 

three years on most technologies

■ Up to $9,000 in cost savings per truck 

each year after payback period

■ Reduced maintenance costs

■ National recognition

■ Business-to-business advantages 

EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership

The SmartWay Transport Partnership is an innovative 

partnership program between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight sector. 

SmartWay provides businesses in the freight sector 

with tools and resources, funding opportunities, 

technical expertise, and information regarding 

best practices to reduce greenhouse gases and 

diesel emissions. SmartWay takes a multipronged 

approach to meeting the technological, informational, and financial challenges facing freight operators 

across multiple sectors.

A Great Opportunity to Save

SmartWay aims to reduce the cost of doing business for freight vehicles, including trucks, trains, and 

ships, by helping companies increase their use of 

fuel-efficient technologies and strategies that lower 

emissions. SmartWay shippers reduce carbon emissions through mode choice and carrier selection. In 

turn, carriers optimize their practices to gain shipper 

contracts. SmartWay helps partners find energy cost 

savings, making them successful—and green— 

industry leaders.

The SmartWay Brand

To help buyers identify SmartWay programs and 

products, EPA developed the SmartWay brand and 

associated marks to indicate superior environmental 

and energy-efficient performance (specifically, reduction of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants). 

Partners and stakeholders may use the marks in 

advertising and business communications, for publicity endeavors, and on promotional items. The brand 

also signifies the partnership among government, 

business, and consumers to protect our environment, 

reduce fuel consumption, and improve our air quality 

for future generations.

SmartWay Expansion to New 

Transportation and Assessment Tools

In response to the evolving needs of the freight 

industry, EPA is expanding the program and rolling 

out the next phase of SmartWay. For the first time, 

shippers will be able to calculate the environmental 

impact of various transportation modes, while carriers will be able to quantify their carbon footprint. 

SmartWay’s expansion will serve as the global protocol for measuring and reducing carbon emissions 

from global freight transportation and, when fully 

implemented, may result in a comprehensive database of the freight industry’s carbon dioxide (CO2

), 

particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxides (NOX) 

emissions.

SmartWay Technology

SmartWay verifies the fuel-saving benefits of certain 

types of equipment for use in long-distance trucking 

as well as marine and rail applications. Technologies 

that meet the criteria are included on EPA’s list of verified technologies. EPA verifies the following technological device catagories to reduce emissions and 

fuel consumption from line-haul, combination tractors 

and trailers:

■ Idling reduction

■ Aerodynamic technologies

■ Low-rolling resistance tires 

SmartWay Finance

SmartWay recognizes the financial hurdles faced by 

an industry consisting of many small businesses. To 

help freight trucking companies overcome these 

obstacles and purchase fuel-efficient, low-pollution 

technologies, SmartWay partners with third-party 

fiscal institutions to offer financial tools, such as 

reduced-interest loans with flexible terms for truck 

owners and operators. Truck owners and operators 

can take advantage of these financing options and 

offset the cost of purchasing or installing a SmartWay Upgrade Kit, designed to reduce idling and 

improve aerodynamics.

SmartWay Certified Vehicles

As part of SmartWay, EPA developed performance 

specifications and a labeling and recognition 

program for heavy-duty tractors and trailers that 

are high environmental performers. SmartWay 

Certified Tractors and Trailers are among the most 

fuel-efficient line-haul tractors and trailers available. 

They are outfitted at the point-of-sale with SmartWay-verified technologies and other fuel-saving 

features.

In addition to tractors and trailers, SmartWay certifies 

light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks). 

SmartWay also encourages its partners to visit EPA’s 

Green Vehicle Guide, an online resource that makes 

it easy to identify the most environmentally friendly 

vehicles for corporate fleets or personal needs.

www.epa.gov/greenvehicles

EPA’s Green Vehicle Guide provides information about the environmental performance 

of vehicles and offers the user dynamic 

search and sort capabilities. Side-by-side 

comparisons can be performed for up to 

three vehicles, and searches can be customized based on user choices by using the 

Advanced Search function. Photos of models 

are displayed (if available) for basic searches 

and side-by-side comparisons. 

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