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When a semi truck pulled into an Albertson’s supermarket in Irvine, California today to deliver groceries, it was quieter than usual and no diesel exhaust was pumping out of the back. For the first time, the grocery chain is beginning to use large, heavy-duty electric trucks.
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[Photo: Volvo Trucks]The company, the second-large grocery chain in the U.S., is testing two of Volvo’s VNR Electric trucks in Southern California. The trucks will make local deliveries and then return to a distribution center for charging, with a 150-mile range. “The range can suit that local delivery,” says Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles at Volvo Trucks North America. (Long-distance electric semi trucks are a more complicated challenge, but also in development.)
/PRNewswire/ Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution.
Saia LTL Freight Deploys Company’s First All-Electric Tractors in its North American Fleet
April 22, 2021 15:00 ET | Source: Saia, Inc. Saia, Inc. Johns Creek, Georgia, UNITED STATES
JOHNS CREEK, Ga., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced that Saia LTL Freight has taken delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks that will join the carrier’s fleet of nearly 5,000 vehicles this week. The zero-emission, battery-electric tractors from Volvo Trucks North America, a first for Saia, will be based out of the company’s Los Angeles, California terminal, running pickup and delivery routes in the local area.
Deployed as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, the Volvo VNR Electric models will operate in a pilot project at Saia through the end of 2021 to demonstrate the ability of battery-electric trucks to successfully transport goods as part of the company’s cit
Saia LTL Freight Deploys Company’s First All-Electric Tractors in its North American Fleet
Saia LTL Freight Deploys Company’s First All-Electric Tractors in its North American Fleet
Saia LTL Freight recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its terminal in Los Angeles, California. Saia representatives pictured from left to right include Kevin Szydel, vice president of operations, west; Patrick Sugar, executive vice president of operations; Fritz Holzgrefe, president and chief executive officer; Cris Burgum, vice president of maintenance and properties; and Brandon Bruton, director of maintenance and administration.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced that Saia LTL Freight has taken delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks that will join the carrier’s fleet of nearly 5,000 vehicles this week. The zero-emission, battery-electric tractors from Volvo Trucks North America, a first for Saia, will be based out of