The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is tweaking its SmartWay program with an updated designation and new logos with which to label trucks and trailers. Now, equipment that meets the agency’s requirements for its reduced emissions components or performance will be tagged “SmartWay Designated” rather than “SmartWay Certified.” This is partly to distinguish trucks that go beyond meeting EPA regulatory Continue Reading

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded its SmartWay programs to include a dray-truck initiative to help clean up ports by targeting what are most often the most egregious offenders. Under the terms of the program, carriers commit to track and reduce particulate-matter and nitrogen oxides emissions over a three-year period. Furthermore, they will dedicate the newest or cleaner trucks in Continue Reading

Only a small portion of dairy fleets are participants in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Program, but a relatively new group aims to change that. E-Smart, a project that unites transportation experts to address challenges specific to dairy transport, wants to get these fleets on board to help cut the industry’s transportation carbon dioxide emissions by 165,000 metric tons annually, potentially saving 16.5 million gallons of Continue Reading

The more than $5 million in grants recently awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) won’t be funding the use of commonplace components to reduce emissions. Instead, the clean diesel grants will support emerging technologies not yet verified or certified by the EPA or the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The $5.6 million in awards will fund port, locomotive and bus projects for Continue Reading

Beginning January 1, 2010, 2011 and later model year 53-foot trailers must comply with SmartWay regulations in the state of California. The rules apply to dry, refrigerated and curtainside van trailers, and they must be SmartWay-certified or retrofitted with equipment meeting SmartWay technical requirements and Continue Reading

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has extended its deadline for fleets seeking funding to upgrade with aerodynamic components. Originally announced on September 10, 2009, the SmartWay-Certified Technology Fund is offered to the on-road Canadian owned or operated fleets and Owner-Operators for the purchase, the Continue Reading

NRCan is accepting funding requests through the end of this month to help cover the purchase and installation of SmartWay-certified technologies in Canadian operations. The government can pay up to 50 percent or a maximum of $100,000 of the total project value. The deadline for submitting applications is Continue Reading

The anticipated enforcements of environmental regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board are just around the corner, and a large number of British Columbia fleets are taking notice. With I-5 being a favored and main international route for carriers, the British Columbia Trucking Association is lobbying the province for Continue Reading

DieselMisers, a “one-stop shop” offering fuel efficient products, has recently opened to support fleets in finding ways to boost their bottom line with the use of EPA-verified technologies. Many SmartWay certified devices and components compliant with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations are available. Mobile technicians will travel to customer sites to conduct Continue Reading

With the help of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), SmartWay certification will be extended to port trucks closely following the EPA’s initiatives directed at over-the-road carriers. Initially modeled after clean truck deployments at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the SmartWay port plan will be based on air quality and Continue Reading