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Become a SmartWay Shipper Partner

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  • Benefits of Becoming a SmartWay Shipper
  • SmartWay works! Getting there with cleaner air
  • When you join SmartWay, you'll be in good company!
  • Take the first step

Benefits of Becoming a SmartWay Shipper Partner

Additional Resources
  • Brochure: SmartWay for Shippers Brochure (PDF)(December 2016, EPA-420-F-16-047)
  • Toolkit: Launching a Successful Freight Sustainability Strategy
  • Shipper Partner Resources Page
  • SmartWay Portal

The SmartWay program helps shippers demonstrate efficiency achievements, show continuous improvement, and learn best practices to become even better.

  • Reduce your Environmental Impact

  • Develop a benchmark for your carbon footprint

  • Demonstrate your Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Exhibit your leadership

  • Develop strategic partnerships

  • Manage your risk

  • Prepare for future business risk and governance

     


SmartWay works! Getting there with cleaner air

Video Resources

  • Introduction to SmartWay for Shippers - You're In Good Company
  • Overview- SmartWay for Shippers: The Business Case for Green Freight
  • Companies Share the Benefits of SmartWay for Shippers  
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  • SmartWay Partners have saved $52.3 billion on fuel costs.

  • Since 2004, SmartWay has helped its partners save 379 million barrels of oil. 

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  • Since 2004, SmartWay has helped partners avoid emitting 162 million metric tons of CO2, 2.8 million short tons of NOx, and 114,000 short tons of PM.



 


When you join SmartWay, you'll be in good company! 

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Please note: The featured logos represent previous SmartWay Excellence Award Recipients from the Shipper Partner category.  


Take the first step:

Complete the simple form below, and a SmartWay representative will contact you to help you get on the road to becoming a SmartWay Partner.

SmartWay

  • Learn about SmartWay
    • Why Freight Matters
    • SmartWay & Sustainable Transportation Supply Chains
    • CSR and Sustainability Reporting
      • Introducing Corporate Social Responsibility to Freight and Logistics
      • Resources on CSR and Freight Sustainability Planning
    • SmartWay Program Successes
  • Participate in SmartWay
    • How the SmartWay Partnership Works
      • SmartWay Partner Key Information
    • Launching a Successful Freight Sustainability Strategy
    • Become a SmartWay Carrier Partner
      • Truck Carrier Partner Resources
      • Rail Carrier Tools and Resources
      • Barge Carrier Tools and Resources
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    • Become a SmartWay Shipper Partner
      • Shipper Tools and Resources
    • Become a SmartWay Logistics Company Partner
      • Logistics Company Tools and Resources
    • Become a SmartWay Affiliate
      • SmartWay Affiliate Resources
  • Meet the SmartWay Partners and Affiliates
    • Partner List
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  • Use the SmartWay Brand
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    • Learn about SmartWay Tractors and Trailers
    • Apply the SmartWay Logo to SmartWay Tractors and Trailers
  • Global Collaboration
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    • Modeling Global Programs after SmartWay
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Last updated on November 26, 2024
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