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#   SmartWay Excellence Awardees

***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 more than 4,000 companies and organizations participating in SmartWay.

**On this Page: **
                -  2024 SmartWay Excellence Award Ceremony Registration 
                -  2024 Excellence Award Criteria 
                -  Awardees --Past Years 

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## 2024 Award Ceremony Registration

EPA will honor the 2024 SmartWay Excellence Award recipients on September 25 at 2 p.m. ET via a virtual ceremony! Register now to attend.

Government officials from the U.S. and Canada will give keynote remarks, touching briefly on the SmartWay program, its goals, and SmartWay accomplishments in North America. All are welcome! Join us for this announcement and celebration of this year’s SmartWay Partner Awardees where we recognize their superior environmental performance and freight sustainability leadership.

## 2024 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. Shippers and Truck Carrier Partners, in good standing, are eligible for the SmartWay Excellence Awards. This evaluation process will begin with environmental performance and also consider freight sustainability leadership actions.

EPA recognizes eligible partners in the following categories:
                - Shipper Awards
                - Carrier Awards

Detailed information on the 2024 SmartWay Excellence Award eligibility is available here: 2024 SmartWay Excellence Awards — EPA Criteria (pdf) (196 KB, February 2024, EPA-420-F-24-011)

Logistics company, air carrier, barge carrier, and rail carrier Partners, as well as Affiliates, are now eligible for the new SmartWay Profiles in Leadership, a new partnership recognition opportunity.

## Past Awardees

**2021**
                - 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award Leadership Highlights  (pdf) (678 KB, November 2021, EPA-420-F-21-061)

**Older Years**
                - 2020 SmartWay Excellence Award Leadership Highlights (pdf)  (678 KB, November 2020, EPA-420-F-20-048)
                - 2019 SmartWay Excellence Awardee Leadership Highlights (pdf)  (920 KB, October 2019, EPA-420-F-19-061)
                - 2018 Carriers Awardees (pdf)  (948 KB, October 2018, EPA-420-F-18-016)
                - 2018 Shipper and Logistics Company Awardees (pdf)  (377 KB, October 2018, EPA 420-F-18-017)
                - 2017 Awardees (pdf)  (745 KB, October 2017, EPA-420-F-17-018)
                -  2016 Shipper and Logistics Company Awardees (pdf)(334.16 KB)     
                -  2016 Carrier Awardees (pdf)(781.37 KB, 2016)     
                - 2015 Shipper and Logistics Leaders (pdf)  (1 MB, October 2015, EPA-420-F-15-041)
                - 2015 Carrier Leaders (pdf)  (1 MB, October 2015, EPA-420-F-15-040)
                - 2014 Shipper and Logistics Leaders (pdf)  (676 KB, September 2014, EPA-420-F-14-052)
                - 2014 Carrier Leaders (pdf)  (2 MB, September 2014, EPA-420-F-14-053)
                - 2013 Leaders (pdf)  (2.7MB, October 2013, EPA-420-F-13-047)
                - 2012 Leaders (pdf)  (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

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