With this agreement, , joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport 

Partnership and commits to:

• Measure the environmental performance of our fleet using EPA’s online environmental measurement, assessment and 

tracking system, available at www.epa.gov/smartway. 

• Identify a goal to improve the environmental performance of our fleet. 

• Establish a plan for how this goal will be achieved and report our progress toward meeting that goal by annually updating our performance in EPA’s online environmental measurement, assessment and tracking system.

In return, EPA commits to:

• Increase public awareness of Partner participation in the SmartWay Transport Partnership by listing Partners on the EPA 

SmartWay Transport Partnership Web site and in related educational, promotional, and media materials. EPA will obtain 

express written consent from the Partner before publishing the Partner’s name other than in the context of increasing public 

awareness of its participation as described here.

• Publicize the actual performance data of Partners only with a Partner’s express permission, except as otherwise required 

by law.

• Assist Partners in achieving goals by working to address challenges, create incentives, and provide technical assistance and

support (subject to appropriations).

General terms:

• If the Partner or EPA defaults upon this agreement at any point, the agreement shall be considered null and void. 

• Either party can terminate the agreement at any time without prior notification or penalties or any further obligation. 

EPA agrees not to comment publicly regarding the withdrawal of Partners. 

• EPA reserves the right to suspend or revoke Partner status for any Partner that fails to accomplish the specific actions to 

which it committed in the SmartWay Transport Partnership Agreement and subsequent Agreements.

• The Partner agrees that it will not claim or imply that its participation in the SmartWay Transport Partnership constitutes 

EPA approval or endorsement of anything other than the Partner’s commitment to the program. The Partner will not make 

statements or imply that EPA endorses the purchase or sale of the Partner’s products and services or the views of 

the organization.

• The Partner understands that it bears its own costs for participation in this program, and agrees not to submit a claim for 

compensation to EPA or any other Federal agency on the basis of this agreement. 

Join the SmartWay 

Transport Partnership TODAY!

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Partnership Agreement: Carriers

Authorized Partner Official:

The undersigned, on behalf of , 

understands and agrees to the terms of the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership.

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PRINT NAME DATE

Designated Partner Representative:

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ADDRESS 

CITY STATE ZIP

E-MAIL PHONE FAX

EPA’s SmartWaySM Transport Partnership is a voluntary program that recognizes Partners

for setting and achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals in freight transport.

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Becoming a SmartWay Transport Carrier Makes Good Business Sense

• Cost Savings:

 The Partnership promotes new technologies and management practices to save fuel, which saves you money, period. 

• Business-to-Business Advantage:

 SmartWay Transport Carriers are preferred by SmartWay Transport Shippers, and they want to ship their goods with 

you. Shipper Partners are already giving priority contracts to SmartWay Transport Carriers.

• Freight Management Tools:

 EPA’s online environmental measurement, assessment and tracking system allows you to track and manage fuel use, 

evaluate fuel savings and environmental benefits of a variety of fuel efficiency strategies, and create a custom-fit 

plan for achieving greater fuel efficiency gains in the future.

• Technical Support: 

 EPA will assist you in using its environmental tracking system and meeting your goals. 

• Recognition for Your Existing Environmental Improvements: 

 Your fleet’s existing fuel efficiency strategies, coupled with continued improvements, determine your status in the 

Partnership. You get full credit for 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 your business 

customers, clients, and consumers to use in their advertising and 

other promotional media. It tells them that you are a champion 

of environmental stewardship and helps them to make educated 

choices about SmartWay Transport(ed) products. Visible 

exposure through national and regional events, advertisements, 

articles, and special recognition are just a few ways that EPA 

commits to recognize your achievements. 

Becoming a Partner is Easy

When you join the SmartWay Transport Partnership, you commit to:

• Assess your fleet’s environmental performance using using EPA’s 

tracking tools; 

• Identify a goal to improve your environmental performance; 

• Develop a plan and annually report your progress to EPA.

Simply e-mail, fax or mail the completed Partnership Agreement to:

 

 e-mail: smartway_transport@epa.gov

 mail: SmartWay Transport Partnership

 U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality

 2000 Traverwood 

 Ann Arbor, MI 48105 

 fax: Fax: (734) 214-4052 

 

Then complete and submit your online assessment and performance objectives using EPA’s tracking tools available at 

www.epa.gov/smartway. 

Become a SmartWay Transport Carrier TODAY!

For more information about joining the SmartWay Transport Partnership, call us at (734) 214-4767.

Join the SmartWay 

Transport Partnership TODAY!

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Office of Transportation and Air Quality • 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 • 734-214-4767 • fax 734-214-4052 • www.epa.gov/smartway

Join the SmartWay 

Transport Partnership TODAY!

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