With this agreement, , joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership 

and commits to:

• Determine the percentage of freight shipped (or received) by SmartWay Transport Partnership carriers.

• Measure the greenhouse gas emissions of our freight facility operations using EPA’s online environmental measurement, 

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

• Establish goals for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of our freight facility operations and increasing the amount of 

 freight shipped with SmartWay Transport carriers.

• Establish a plan for how these goals will be achieved and report our progress toward meeting our goals 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.

• Provide Shippers with the needed information to quantify emissions from their freight facility operations, and to determine 

the percentage of freight shipped with SmartWay Transport Partner Carriers.

• 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. 

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

Partnership Agreement:

Shippers

Authorized Partner Official:

The undersigned, on behalf of , 

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

SIGNATURE TITLE

PRINT NAME DATE

Designated Partner Representative:

NAME TITLE

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. 

OMB Control No. 20XX-XXXX

Approval Expires XX/XX/XX

EPA Form Number XXXX-XX

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Becoming a SmartWay Transport Shipper Makes Good Business Sense

• Improve Your Savings by Improving your Environmental Performance:

 SmartWay Transport Partners use freight carriers that are improving 

their own fuel efficiency while shippers are improving the efficiency 

of shipping and receiving operations. This translates to money saved 

and reduced environmental impacts from your freight shipping. As a 

SmartWay Transport Partner, you will have the information necessary 

to make beneficial decisions regarding carrier selection. 

• Quantify your Environmental Achievements:

 Emission reductions may be valuable on the open market through 

trading and credit programs already in development nationally 

and internationally. EPA’s online environmental measurement, 

assessment and tracking system allows you to track and manage your 

greenhouse gas emission reductions from freight activities. 

• 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:

• Increase the percentage of freight shipped by SmartWay Transport 

Partnership Carriers;

• Measure the greenhouse gas emissions of your operations using 

EPA’s tracking tools; 

• Identify a goal to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from freight 

facility operations; 

• Develop a plan for achieving your goals and annually report your 

progress to EPA.

Simply e-mail, fax or mail the signed 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: (734) 214-4052 

Then complete and submit your online assessment and performance 

objectives using EPA’s tracking tools available at www.epa.gov/

smartway. Your Partner Welcome Kit will be mailed to you shortly.

Become a SmartWay Transport Shipper TODAY! 

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

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!

 “Businesses have an opportunity and 

a responsibility to do what they can to 

protect the environment. It’s important 

to our customers and it’s important to 

healthy communities, so we encourage all 

companies to join us in this great effort 

with SmartWay.”

— Winell Herron, V.P. of Public Affairs and 

Diversity, H-E-B 

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burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.57 hours 

per response. Send comments on the 

Agency’s need for this information, 

the accuracy of the provided burden 

estimates, and any suggested 

methods for minimizing respondent 

burden, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques 

to the Director, Collection Strategies 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. 

Include the OMB control number in 

any correspondence. Do not send the 

completed form to this address.

EPA Form Number XXXX-XX

OMB Control No. 20XX-XXXX

Approval Expires XX/XX/XX

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