Mobility Solutions for Fleets
Grocers, food retailers, and auto parts stores are contracting with autonomous last-mile delivery services today. Here’s how the business model is evolving in its early stages.
The 2020 Work Truck Show showcased a convergence of technologies driven by environmental conditions, regulations, and the needs of package delivery drivers, who enter and exit their vehicles hundreds of times in a day.
Battery electric vehicles lose their top spots on a prestigious green car ranking; where EV charging will kill your budget; how to mitigate the Big Brother talk with in-cab cameras; where autonomy happens first; and more in this week’s roundup of mobility news for fleets.
StreetScooter’s “Made in Germany” e-vans have an ability to handle the heavy demands of last-mile delivery.
The state's Department of Motor Vehicles will start approving permits in January for commercial use of autonomous delivery vehicles under 10,001 pounds on public roads.
After a three-year project in conjunction with Australian automotive technology company SEA Electric, fleet service provider All Purpose Transport is set to deploy Queensland’s first 100% electric delivery truck for Ikea’s planned zero-emissions truck fleet by 2025.
DHL Express has begun testing new, improved versions of the electric StreetScooter Work and Work L delivery trucks in Europe. A North American evaluation program is planned as well.
Deliveries made the week of Christmas far outnumber those being made the week of Thanksgiving, even though the week marks the start of the holiday shopping season with Black Friday and leads into Cyber Monday.
As part of Amazon’s Last Mile program, the company has created a logistics network that relies on contracted delivery services using undertrained drivers in rented trucks. This creates a wall that protects Amazon from liability in fatal collisions.
The retail giant has made a $440 million fleet order to electric truckmaker. The company says new vehicles will hit roadways as early as 2021.