A deal with Proterra completes Volta Trucks’s strategic sourcing of its electric powertrain. The venture will lead to production of the all-electric 16-ton Volta Zero commercial truck that can deliver freight inside urban areas.
The new generation of electric delivery vans are shaping up to be a practical, efficient, and clean alternative to diesel and internal combustion engine vehicles.
Cenntro Automotive’s City Porter, a Class 4 all-electric van with a payload of 5,700 pounds and 636 sq.-ft. of cargo capacity, is aimed at fleets and logistics customers in the last-mile delivery market.
The Colorado mountain town and 28 commercial fleets are taking part in a pilot that aims to better manage curb space by understanding commercial loading behavior.
The all-electric model, starting at $33,000, will be offered in two initial sizes starting in 2022. The smaller model offers 230 cu. ft. of cargo volume behind the bulkhead, while the larger model offers 450 cu. ft.
As new states open for legal cannabis, the industry faces compliance challenges and a maze of regulations. Cannabis transporters are responding with larger vehicles, refrigeration systems, video telematics, and the CannaCage.
Fleet operators looking to use non-employee drivers are well advised to draft a contract with clear lines of responsibilities and allow the contractor to remain in control — with specific issues arising as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bollinger's Deliver-E concept vehicle uses the engineering, technology, and components used in Bollinger's product portfolio to deploy an electric van suited to the delivery market.
The competition, which launched March 1 at DHL locations nationwide, involved nearly 400 couriers who volunteered to be part of the ongoing, real-time test of defensive-driving skills.
One of the largest vocational fleet segments between the late 1940s and early 1960s was milk home-delivery fleets. It took 15 years for the milk home-delivery fleet segment to cycle from its peak to its near demise.