Categories: Operations, Remarketing, Small Fleet, Sustainability

With vehicle supply constraints and inflated prices now forecast through 2023, fleet operators are adjusting their duty cycles, fleet plans, and job...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10150111/supply-chain-strain-fleets-manage-in-the-new-normal

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Delivery, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Mobility, Operations

The collaboration between FedEx and Nuro launched in April with a pilot program across the Houston area.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10145593/fedex-nuro-team-up-on-last-mile-logistics

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Operations

By 2040, the entire FedEx parcel pickup and delivery fleet will be zero-emission electric vehicles, FedEx officials pledged.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10137908/fedex-commits-to-carbon-neutral-operations-by-2040

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Operations, Technology

The latest news from Amazon that it is pausing a test of a service that would compete with UPS and FedEx reflects the strain that the COVID-19 pandemic is...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/355315/covid-19-strains-last-mile-delivery-logistics

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

FedEx plans to electrify 42 of its vehicle stations following an agreement made with Chanje Energy as part of its ongoing electric vehicle rollout.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/352154/fedex-to-expand-ev-fleet-charging-infrastructure

Categories: Fleet Management, Operations

Current president and chief executive officer of FedEx Custom Critical, Virginia Addicott, has announced her retirement. She was responsible for setting the...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/347353/fedex-custom-critical-ceo-to-retire

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Operations, Technology

Amazon may have started it, but the race to put the first viable package delivery drones into regular operation seems to have evolved into a competition...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/342989/fedex-claims-first-ever-residential-drone-delivery-in-u-s

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Operations, Technology, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

A report in Business Insider seems to confirm speculation that Amazon is currently building up its long- and regional-haul capabilities in preparation for...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/342342/report-amazon-purchasing-class-8-day-cab-tractors

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Operations, Technology

FedEx won’t renew its contract with Amazon for ground delivery when it expires at the end of the month, after letting its U.S. air-delivery contract with...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/337808/fedex-ending-ground-delivery-contract-with-amazon

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Fleet Management as a Service, Operations, Vehicle Research

FedEx has begun evaluation trials of its new SameDay Bot robotic delivery system in Memphis, Tennessee, in partnership with high-profile customers.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/326053/fedex-begins-testing-autonomous-delivery-robot