Hirschbach Motor Lines recently earned a SmartWay Excellence award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency.
The award recognizes the top 2% of shippers and truck carriers among more than 4,000 SmartWay Partners.
Brad Pinchuk, Hirschbach owner, and Fred Staugh, chief maintenance officer, accepted the Excellence award during a Sept. 25 event that included keynote remarks from government officials, who touched briefly on the SmartWay program, its goals, and SmartWay accomplishments across North America.
Hirschbach was one of 21 American Trucking Associations members who received SmartWay Excellence Awards.
“For two decades, the SmartWay Transport Partnership has been a model for how the federal government and private businesses can work cooperatively to achieve our shared goal of reducing emissions and improving the environment,” Chris Spear, ATA president and CEO, said in a news release. “When we work together, and not against each other, we can accomplish remarkable things. Since its founding, SmartWay Partners have cut millions of tons of emissions and saved billions of dollars in fuel costs.
“ATA is proud to be a founding partner and longtime supporter of this program.”
The other ATA members who received Excellence awards from the EPA are:
- Bridgestone Americas
- Cargo Transporters
- Covenant Transport
- Crete Carrier
- CRST The Transportation Solution
- Forza Transportation Services
- Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products
- Hogan Transports
- Knight Transportation
- Meijer
- Mesilla Valley Transportation
- Nussbaum Transportation Services
- Prime, Inc.
- Royal Trucking Company
- Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions
- Saia Motor Freight Line
- Schneider National
- Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona
- Werner Enterprises
- Western Express
“For 20 years, the SmartWay Transport Partnership has worked together with stakeholders in the freight industry to find innovative ways to reduce pollution from goods movement.” said Joseph Goffman, EPA assistant administrator of air and radiation. “We commend the innovation, drive and collaborative spirit of our partners whose efforts are helping to meet the challenge of climate change and to create a healthier environment for us all.”
