# EPA SmartWay Verified Tires, Aero Devices & Idle Reduction (`prudent_businessman/epa-smartway-verified-technologies`) Actor

Search and export EPA SmartWay verified technologies: 900+ low rolling resistance (LRR) truck tire & retread listings by brand/axle/model, trailer aerodynamic devices with fuel-savings %, and idle reduction tech (APUs, heaters, shore power). Model lookup and change monitor.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/prudent_businessman/epa-smartway-verified-technologies.md
- **Developed by:** [Benningfield Data](https://apify.com/prudent_businessman) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Other
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## EPA SmartWay Verified Tires, Aerodynamic Devices & Idle Reduction Technologies

Search, verify and export the **US EPA SmartWay Technology Program verified lists** as clean JSON, CSV or Excel:

| List | Listings (approx.) | What's in it |
|---|---|---|
| Low rolling resistance (LRR) new & retread tires | 900+ brand/axle listings (thousands of tire models) | Brand, new vs. retread, steer/drive/trailer axle, tire models |
| Trailer aerodynamic devices | 110 | Device, fuel-savings category (1%, 3%, 5%, 9% Elite), device type (skirt, tail, gap reducer...), test method |
| Idle reduction technologies: trucks & school buses | 80+ | APUs, generator sets, fuel operated heaters, battery A/C, thermal storage, electrified parking |
| Idle reduction technologies: locomotives | 19 | AESS, shore connection, APUs, heaters |

Each record includes the page's "last updated" date and a link to the source page.

### Why use it?

- **Tire dealers, retreaders & fleets**: confirm that a tire model is SmartWay-verified LRR for its axle position. California's CARB Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation requires SmartWay-verified LRR tires on covered tractors and 53-foot box trailers.
- **E-commerce & marketplaces**: add an accurate "SmartWay verified" badge to tire product pages, or check supplier claims in bulk.
- **Trailer manufacturers & aero device sellers**: see competing devices and their fuel-savings tiers.
- **Lead generation & market research**: list every LRR tire brand (many are import brands) or every idle reduction vendor.
- **Monitoring**: schedule it with `only_new` to catch newly verified products.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `lists` | Any of `lrr_tires`, `aerodynamic_devices`, `idle_reduction_trucks`, `idle_reduction_locomotives` (empty = all) |
| `models` | Models to verify. Exact matching ignores case, spaces, dashes and bracketed size notes. Use `*` as a wildcard. Misses return `smartwayVerified: false`. |
| `brands` | Brand or company name (contains) |
| `axle_positions` | `Steer`, `Drive`, `Trailer` (tires) |
| `tire_type` | `all`, `new` or `retread` |
| `keywords` | Free-text filter |
| `one_row_per_model` | One row per tire model instead of one per brand/axle listing |
| `only_new`, `report_removed`, `state_store_name` | Monitor mode |
| `max_items` | Max records (0 = no limit) |

#### Examples

Verify tire models:

```json
{ "lists": ["lrr_tires"], "models": ["XDA Energy", "X Line Energy Z", "*Ecopia*"] }
```

All verified trailer tires, one row per model:

```json
{ "lists": ["lrr_tires"], "axle_positions": ["Trailer"], "one_row_per_model": true }
```

Aero devices rated 5% or better:

```json
{ "lists": ["aerodynamic_devices"], "keywords": ["5%", "9%"] }
```

### Output

```json
{
  "list": "lrr_tires",
  "brand": "Michelin",
  "technologyType": "Tire",
  "isRetread": false,
  "axlePosition": "Drive",
  "model": "X Line Energy Z (Size 315/80R22.5 Load Range L only)",
  "modelBase": "X Line Energy Z",
  "modelRestriction": "Size 315/80R22.5 Load Range L only",
  "smartwayVerified": true,
  "listUpdated": "2026-04-15",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.epa.gov/verified-diesel-tech/smartway-verified-list-low-rolling-resistance-lrr-new-and-retread-tire"
}
```

Aerodynamic device records include `deviceName`, `fuelSavingsCategory`, `fuelSavingsPercent`, `isEliteCombination`, `deviceTypes`, `testingMethod` and `testProtocol`. Idle reduction records include `technologyType`, `technologyDescription`, `applicableFor`, `company` and `models`.

### Pricing

Pay per result: you are charged only for records in the dataset. No start fee.

### Notes

- Data comes from EPA's public SmartWay verified technology pages and updates whenever EPA updates them. Some approvals apply only to certain sizes or load ranges (see `modelRestriction`), so always check the size restriction.
- This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the US EPA. "SmartWay" is an EPA program name.

# Actor input Schema

## `lists` (type: `array`):

Which SmartWay verified lists to load. Leave empty for all four.

## `models` (type: `array`):

Tire / device / product model names to verify, e.g. 'XDA Energy'. Exact match ignores case, spaces, dashes and size notes in brackets; use \* as wildcard ('*Ecopia*'). Unmatched names return a 'not found' row.

## `brands` (type: `array`):

e.g. 'Michelin', 'Bridgestone', 'Carrier'.

## `axle_positions` (type: `array`):

LRR tires only.

## `tire_type` (type: `string`):

LRR tires only: new tires, retreads or both.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Free text across brand, company, device name, models and technology type.

## `one_row_per_model` (type: `boolean`):

Split listings with several models into one row per model (always on for model lookups).

## `output_not_found` (type: `boolean`):

For exact model lookups, return a row for each model that is not on the lists.

## `only_new` (type: `boolean`):

Return only listings that are new since the previous run (first run saves a baseline).

## `report_removed` (type: `boolean`):

In monitor mode, also output listings that were removed.

## `state_store_name` (type: `string`):

Named key-value store for the monitor baseline.

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Maximum records to output (0 = no limit). You pay per record.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lists": [
    "lrr_tires"
  ],
  "tire_type": "all",
  "one_row_per_model": false,
  "output_not_found": true,
  "only_new": false,
  "report_removed": true,
  "state_store_name": "epa-smartway-state",
  "max_items": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "lists": [
        "lrr_tires"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("prudent_businessman/epa-smartway-verified-technologies").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "lists": ["lrr_tires"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("prudent_businessman/epa-smartway-verified-technologies").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "lists": [
    "lrr_tires"
  ]
}' |
apify call prudent_businessman/epa-smartway-verified-technologies --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,prudent_businessman/epa-smartway-verified-technologies"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ySV4eobSsJHB9bD2B/builds/mDLIZjnQwqPvbIVGh/openapi.json