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

Ikea U.S. is prioritizing its New York and Los Angeles markets as it works toward the goal of having 100% zero emission home deliveries by 2025.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10140321/ikea-u-s-to-convert-new-york-last-mile-delivery-fleet-to-evs-by-may-2021

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle Research

In conjunction with Lightning eMotors, the deployment of the Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans follows a pilot of nine of the same vans in...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10139594/dhl-express-to-deploy-89-electric-delivery-vans-in-ny-and-california

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Legal & Legislative, Management, Operations, Safety, Small Fleet

This legal roadmap for transportation businesses examines employers’ obligations regarding vaccinations and employees’ right to refuse them. Related issues...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10139390/should-my-company-mandate-and-promote-driver-vaccines

Categories: Fleet Management, Telematics

The construction industry is seeing significant gains from the availability of real-time information provided by software platform TRUX.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10137703/how-technology-can-improve-last-mile-efficiency-in-construction-fleets

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Operations, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The one-square mile zone will provide priority curb access for zero-emission delivery vehicles. The pilot program will also demonstrate medium- and...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10137632/santa-monica-launches-zero-emissions-delivery-zone-first-in-u-s

Categories: Equipment, Upfitting

Downsizing the truck for last-mile delivery doesn’t mean compromising on the liftgate. Carrying capacity, durability, and driver safety all still matter...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10135082/liftgates-for-the-final-mile

Categories: Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Operations, Smart Cities

Smart Zones, powered by Coord’s technology, enable commercial drivers to use their mobile devices to locate nearby available loading zones and to hold,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10134940/west-palm-beach-pilots-smart-zone-deliveries

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Green Fleet, Technology

An FAA ruling on drone flights removes the requirement to operate within line of sight, which had previously restricted the viability of drone use in the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10134879/faa-approves-automated-commercial-drone-flights

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Vehicle Research

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...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10134672/yet-another-electric-delivery-van-is-coming-to-market

Categories: Equipment, Vehicle Research

Several parcel delivery companies have placed orders for more than 3,000 Utilimaster Velocity-F2 purpose-built delivery vehicles from Shyft.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10134660/parcel-delivery-customers-look-to-shyft-vehicles