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Award Recipients are Top Environmental Performers and Leaders for Freight Supply Chain Efficiency
Release date 9/25/2024
Forza Transportation Services was honored with a SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a true industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency.
Forza has spearheaded the category by achieving better performance on the road and idle-reduction tech to its units.
Forza was one of 29 truck carriers to receive this distinction, representing the best environmental performers of SmartWay’s more than 4,000 Partners. This year’s awards were announced at a virtual press event hosted by the EPA with its SmartWay Partners, key stakeholders and media in attendance.
“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.”
About Forza Transportation Services, Inc.
Forza is a leading company in cross-border services in Port Laredo and a TL ad logistics partner for Fortune 1000 companies in the US.
Forza is the No. 1 carrier in border crossing miles, with 119 million miles in 2023, according to the FMCSA, followed by our closest competitor at 29 million miles.
We are a Top Performer and Excellence Awardee in the SmartWay Program, providing efficient and environmentally focused transport.
For more information, please visit us at https://www.forzatrans.com
About SmartWay
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while protecting public health and reducing air pollution. Demonstrating a commitment to corporate sustainability and social responsibility through SmartWay provides for a more competitive business environment, while enabling partners to make freight decisions that have a positive impact on efficiency and the environment.
Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 162 million metric tons of CO2, 2.8 million tons NOX, and 114,000 short tons PM, while saving $52.3 billion in fuel costs and 379 million barrels of oil — equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over 25 million homes.
For more information on SmartWay, please visit: www.epa.gov/smartway/
For more information about the SmartWay Excellence Awards, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/smartway/smartway-excellence-awardees
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