There's the right way and then there's the SmartWay

While there's generally a right way and a wrong way to do something, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) choose the Smart Way. Four years ago the EPA enacted its SmartWay program that is intended promote cleaner and more efficient fuel options for the transportation industry and beyond.

Transportation-related emissions account for substantial amount of air pollution. A single car will produce more than 16,000 pounds of Co2 a year. Big, heavy-duty trucks have been found to produce a considerable amount more. The EPA is on a mission to reduce pollution across the board and is motivating transportation professionals to do so with the SmartWay program. The benefits extend beyond air quality, providing truck drivers, owner operators, and manufacturers with cost savings and marketable material.

The SmartWay programs include:

SmartWay Vehicles

Fuel Options

SmartWay Transport Partnership

SmartWay Tractors and Trailers

SmartWay tractor trailers are available through the EPA. These trailers are configured with EPA approved devices and equipment that conserve fuel and reduce emissions. Plus, the EPA provides SmartWay labels or 'marks' as their known that can go on trailers and other equipment to promote a company's environmental endeavors. SmartWay even provides financing options to those who qualify as well.

SmartWay approved Trailers can also be purchased through:

Daimler
Navistar International
Kenworth
Mack
Peterbilt
Volvo

In addition, SmartWay Trailers can be ordered directly from the following manufacturers and their dealers:

Great Dane Trailers
Hyundai Translead
Manac Inc.
Stoughton Trailers LLC
Trailmobile Canada Limited
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation
Wabash National Corporation