
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.
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 shift in major volume from B2B to B2C deliveries, record e-commerce volume, transport of the coronavirus vaccine, vehicle production capacity, and chassis supply will be factors affecting parcel delivery fleets in 2021, says Chad Heminover, president, Shyft Fleet Vehicles & Services.
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.
Last-mile operations place special demands on the tires used on light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles.
Merchants Fleet is launching a national fleet leasing and rental program for logistics brokers through a new partnership with a third party administrator for final-mile delivery companies.
Merchants Fleet is expanding its fleet team offering services to logistics and delivery companies in response to a rise in ecommerce business, and a national increased demand for delivery vehicles, as well as the associated services required to manage and maintain them.
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.
Automotive Fleet received feedback from fleet professionals regarding a recent blog published on how technological innovations could impact vocational fleets down the road.
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.
The new Lightning Electric Ford F-550 will be available in gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) of 17,500 to 19,500 pounds, ideal for delivery trucks and shuttle buses.