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SmartWay Transport Partnership
EPA SmartWayTalking Freight Seminar
June 18, 2008Presented by Anthony Erb
for
Cheryl L. Bynum
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Significant GHG Contribution from Transportation
Emission Standards for New Highway Heavy Trucks
Growth Threatens to Offset Gains from Cleaner Vehicles
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EPA Clean Diesel Partnerships
Sectors:− Marine Ports− Construction− School buses− Freight− Agriculture
Objective: Reduce emissions from the over 11 million engines in use
What is SmartWay?
• SmartWay vehicle designation = cleanest, most efficient vehicle technology– Passenger vehicles – www.epa.gov/greenvehicles– Commercial vehicles – SmartWay class 8 tractors and trailers
SmartWay Transport Partnership designation = commitment to conserve fuel and reduce emissions in transport – SmartWay is free to join & open to companies of any size
• Trucking companies join partnership and commit to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions over a 3 year period.
• Shipping companies join partnership and commit to ship 50% or more of their product with SmartWay trucking partners, as well as improving their freight operations over a 3 year period.
SmartWay = clean and efficient transportation options
SmartWay Reaches Out to Transportation End-Users
EPA SmartWay helps accelerate cleaner technologies into the market using business-friendly methods:– Information dissemination via web and industry events– Shipper relationships to reward high-performing fleets– Equipment availability through dealer networks– DERA funding for innovative emission-reduction technologies
(including nonroad/ports with National Clean Diesel Campaign)– Expanded access to capital via new SmartWay finance center
Benefits for Partners
Shippers and Logistics Companies: – Better info about transportation footprint– Demonstrate corporate citizenship by hiring environmentally
minded carriers
Carriers (rail and truck fleets):– Gain competitive advantage as shippers strive to move more
goods with SmartWay Transport carriers– Track emissions and fuel consumption– Do cost benefit analyses for different technologies and/or
strategies
Affiliates/Truck stops:– Access to tools for marketing and outreach– Public recognition for promoting environmental goals
Tracking Tools
Freight Logistics Environmental and Energy Tracking (FLEET) Performance Model:– Carriers:
• Calculate tons of CO2, NOx, and PM• Determine effectiveness of strategies used in the fleet (e.g.,
aerodynamics, idling reduction)• Project the effectiveness of strategies a fleet could add in the
future.• Estimate cost savings and payback period for strategies
– Shippers:
• Track percentage of freight shipped with SmartWay Transport Carrier Partners
• Measure their environmental footprint
Benefits for the Environment
Lessen health impacts from diesel emissions:– Exacerbates asthma, respiratory and cardiac illness– Possible human carcinogen
Improve air quality: – More than 100 million people live in counties with air quality that exceeds the
national standards for ozone and PM2.5
Lessen the impacts on our most vulnerable populations:– Children, the elderly and people with existing health conditions
Reduce CO2 emissions that contribute to climate change:
– Every gallon of diesel consumed creates 22.2 pounds of CO2
Improve energy security:– Fuel prices, availability
Partner Commitments to Date
882 Partners Companies include: trucking fleets, shippers, rail
road companies, logistics companies, affiliates, truck stops.
Fuel Saved 531 Million Gallons/year
CO2 Reduced 5.9 Million tons/year
NOx Reduced 34,000 tons/year
PM Reduced 936 tons/year
Types of Shipper Strategies
• Shippers ship more freight with SmartWay Transport Carriers• Shippers implement facility and operational measures to improve
efficiency • Use of Intermodal Shipping• Full Truckloads• Idle Reduction Policies at Loading Facilities
Types of Carrier StrategiesFor Trucks & Locomotives
Idle reduction Improved aerodynamics for tractors and trailers Low rolling resistance tires including single wide tires Speed management Increased/improved inter-modal operations Exhaust after-treatment devices Lightweight materials Advanced lubricants Alternative and sustainable fuels Hybrid technologies
SmartWay Freight Transport Technology Program
Testing & modeling to quantify technologies including:– Aerodynamic fairings– New low-rolling resistance tires– Idle reduction equipment– Emission control technologies– SmartWay tractors and trailers
Reducing Unnecessary Truck and Rail Idling
Guidance for states to implement idle reduction projects Model state “idle reduction law” to provide consistency Funding for TSE and APU installations
– $5M in grants – 86 projects nationwide
Technology that Pays for Itself
Device Cost/Unit (Retrofit) NOx Reduction FE/CO2 Change
Super Single Tires w/ alum.
wheels
$5,600 4% 4%
Trailer Aero Kit $2,400 5% 5%
APU $8,500 9% 9%
Totals: $16,500 17% 17%
Assume 100,000 miles/year @ 6 mpg = 16,667 gallons/year Fuel savings : 2,833 gallons @$4.00/gallon = $11,332/year Payback 1.5 years $16,500/$11,332
– Or can do a five year loan @ 12% APR:
Monthly Fuel Savings: $578
Monthly Loan Payment: ($367)
Monthly Cash for Driver:
$577
Other Financing Options:National SBA Loan Program
EPA partnered with Small Business Administration to make loans available to purchase fuel-saving technologies
– SBA Express Loans from $5,000 to $25,000– Offered through Bank of America, Business Loan
Express, Superior Financial Group and other SBA lenders
– Focus is smaller trucking companies who lack capital– Benefits include: fast processing, no collateral, an easy
on-line or telephone application, flexible loan terms Several states offer financial assistance More information at epa.gov/smartway/financing.htm
SmartWay Tractors and Trailers
Specifications include 2007+ engine, idle reduction, low rolling resistance tires, and aerodynamic equipment
10% to 20% efficiency gain,relative to a comparable truck without thesefuel-saving features
The SmartWay Truck
Web site, point of sale, manufacturer advertising, and PSARental/leasing companies offer SmartWay cars in their “green” collection
SmartWay Passenger Vehicles
Innovative Ways to Reach End-users
New PSA Campaign
Complementary Sustainability Initiatives
ATA announced sustainability initiative May 8 2008 Outlines six measures that ATA and its task force
members say can reduce fuel consumption by 86 billion gallons and CO2 emissions by 900 million tons for all vehicles over next 10 years
One recommendation is to join SmartWay More information on www.trucksdeliver.org
Greening the Supply Chain
EPA Supply Chain Model - Concept
SmartWay Program Results
>530M gallons fuel 5.9M tons less CO2 34K tons less NOx 936 tons less PM
After just 4 years, SmartWay and our 882 partners have committed to achieve the following annual reductions:
“SmartWay 2.0”
Expand shipper/supply chain models and tools
Streamline carrier tools Finalize test protocol Launch new PSA Collaborate with stakeholders to
evolve SmartWay in ways that add the most value for all our partners – trucking companies, shippers, states, the general public
Questions? Thank you!
Cheryl L. Bynum
Technology and Fuels Team Lead
SmartWay Transportation Partnership
734-214-4844
www.epa.gov/smartway
