LMS Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport® Partnership
Press Release - 6/11/2009

ST. LOUIS - Logistics Management Solutions (LMS), a non-asset-based third party logistics provider, today announced that it joined the SmartWaySM Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.

LMS will contribute to the Partnership’s goal to reduce 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012 by improving the environmental performance of our freight operations. Carbon dioxide is the most common greenhouse gas, and nitrogen oxide is an air pollutant that contributes to smog. By joining SmartWay Transport Partnership, LMS demonstrates its strong environmental leadership and corporate responsibility.

“LMS believes all transportation providers have a responsibility to the environment,” says Dennis Schoemehl, president and CEO of LMS. “We do not own transportation equipment, but we help shippers decrease their carbon footprints by creating efficient truck routes and tapping SmartWay carriers for freight movement. The program allows us to further our commitment to the environment and encourage other providers to do the same.”

Launched in February 2004, the SmartWay Transport Partnership aims to achieve fuel savings of up to 150 million barrels of fuel per year. The Partnership brings together major freight shippers, trucking companies, railroads, logistics companies and trade/professional associations to pursue mutually beneficial efficiencies that result in emissions reductions and other environmental improvements, as well as cost savings to the companies. The Partnership currently has over 450 Partners.

For information about the SmartWay Transport Partnership visit www.epa.gov/smartway.

Headquartered in St. Louis, LMS is a non-asset-based, third party logistics provider that brings millions of dollars in transportation cost savings to some of the world’s best-known companies, including BASF, Monsanto and Johnson & Johnson. LMS combines Web-native technology with proven logistics practices to offer optimization, execution and data management services that maximize clients’ operational efficiencies. For more information, visit www.lmslogistics.com.# # #

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