February 1st, 2023
For Immediate Release
M&W Transportation continues with the U.S. EPA SmartWay® Transport Partnership
Nashville, Tennessee – M&W Transportation today announced that it has submitted and received approval for their current data submission to the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry. The SmartWay Transport Partnership provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains.
M&W Transportation will continue to contribute to the Partnership’s savings of 336 million barrels of oil, $44.8 billion on fuel costs and 143 million metric tons of CO2, 2.7 million short tons of NOx and 112,000 short tons of PM… This is the equivalent of the annual electricity use in twenty-one million homes. By joining SmartWay Transport Partnership, M&W Transportation demonstrates its strong environmental leadership and corporate responsibility.
“We continue to be a proud partner of the EPA SmartWay program. At M&W we work very hard to be good stewards of what God has given us. We believe that by working with the SmartWay program and our customers, we can limit our emissions, and steward what God has created for us to enjoy.” said Zechariah Pugh III, Director of Marketing.
Developed jointly in early 2003 by EPA and Charter Partners represented by industry stakeholders, environmental groups, American Trucking Associations, and Business for Social Responsibility, this innovative program celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2014. Partners rely upon SmartWay tools and approaches to track and reduce emissions and fuel use from goods movement. The Partnership currently has nearly 4,000 Partners including shipper, logistics companies, truck, rail, barge, and multimodal carriers.
About M&W Transportation (www.drivemw.com)
The M&W Logistics Group, Inc. is a transportation and 3PL Company headquartered in Nashville TN. M&W operates terminals out of Nashville, Memphis, and Indianapolis. M&W began in 1973 and remains family-owned and operated with a simple operating philosophy: Listening to their customers and providing the best possible solution to meet their needs in a cost-effective manner, while valuing safety and professionalism. To learn more about the M&W professional drivers and why M&W is an industry leader in retaining their drivers go to www.drivemw.com. Moving America Forward Since 1973! #HomewardBound
Contact:
Zechariah Pugh III
615-620-1540
zpugh@mwlginc.com