SmartWay-certified carrier – so what?

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By Gavin van Marle

09/01/2013

The US’s Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay programme, which aims to encourage hauliers to be more fuel-efficient, is now in its ninth year. It comes as some surprise then to find that many shippers in the US are still unclear as to what it is trying to achieve. This article reveals the results of a recent survey, which makes interesting reading – especially for those in Europe involved in the recently launched Green Freight programme, an emulation of SmartWay.

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