Peterbilt Motors Co. delivered 10 Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate use as part of their drayage operations at the Port of Oakland. Five additional Model 579EVs are scheduled to be put into service as part of their Port of Long Beach drayage operations in November. The OEM says this truck is optimized for drayage operations requiring two to three trips a day of up to 50 miles in length before returning home at night to recharge. When used in conjunction with a recommended DC fast-charger, the battery packs recharge in three to four hours, the OEM noted.

Based out of Carson, California, Shippers Transport operates out of four ports up and down the West Coast of the United States. The order with Shipper’s Transport Express is part of a $50 million grant obtained from the California Air Resources Board’s Zero and Near Zero Emission Freight Facility (ZANZEFF) program.