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Articlesby Chris BrownMarch 9, 2020

How Work Trucks Are Meeting the e-Commerce Surge

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.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2020

Utilimaster Opens Production Facility to Support Demand

Utilimaster opened an additional vehicle production facility in Bristol, Indiana, which will also support aftermarket parts and service and research and development. 

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

OptimoRoute Raises $6.5 Million, Powers Ahead

OptimoRoute, a route planner tech startup founded by former Yelp and Google engineers, has raised a $6.5-million Series A round, led by Prelude Ventures. The company currently supports more than 800 customers.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2020

Delivery Driver Puts 1 Million Miles on Nissan Frontier

Murphy's Law doesn't apply to Brian Murphy, a Chicagoland delivery driver who set a goal in 2007 to put a million miles on his Nissan Frontier pickup truck.

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Articlesby Chris BrownFebruary 4, 2020

Hot Takes: Unexpected EV Findings

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.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2020

Spartan Sells Emergency Response Unit, Adjusts Focus

Spartan Motors Inc. announced the sale of its Emergency Response segment to REV Group Inc. The sale is intended to help Spartan focus on its commercial, fleet, delivery, and specialty vehicles markets.

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NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Amazon Orders Electric Vans for Munich Distribution Center

StreetScooter’s “Made in Germany” e-vans have an ability to handle the heavy demands of last-mile delivery.

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NewsDecember 24, 2019

California Approves Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

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.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2019

AmeriGas Propane Promotes its Fuel

A good portion of the home-delivery fleet features Kenworth T370 medium-duty conventionals, as well as T370s equipped with 26-foot long bodies with knuckle booms. Kenworth T680 tractors often haul propane vessels capable of carrying 10,800 gallons of propane.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2019

Workhorse Officially Names Electric Delivery Truck the C1000

Previously known as the Workhorse N-GEN, Workhorse's electric delivery vehicle has officially been named the C1000, with a more compact C650 model coming soon.

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