NACFE adds two fleet depots to Run on Less – Electric DEPOT

NACFE adds two fleet depots to Run on Less – Electric DEPOT

The two depots will be included in the upcoming NACFE fall Run.

Two more fleets have joined the eight fleets already signed on for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run on Less – Electric DEPOT. Purolator, located in Richmond, British Columbia; and US Foods in La Mirada, CA, will now participate in the Run along with Frito-Lay, OK Produce, Penske, PepsiCo, Performance Team, Schneider, UPS and WattEV.

NACFE also has determined which trucks it will be following at the 10 truck depots participating in this fall’s Run.

  • At the Frito-Lay depot, two Ford eTransit vans will be tracked operating in urban delivery.
  • At Penske, a GM BrightDrop, a Navistar eMV and a Freightliner eCascadia, representing light-, medium- and heavy-duty duty cycles, will be followed.
  • At PepsiCo, two Tesla Semis will be tracked in heavy-load long-haul transport operations.
  • At Performance Team, two electric Volvo VNRs will be tracked conducting short-haul port routes.
  • At Purolator, a Class 6 Motiv step van and a Ford eTransit will be tracked in e-commerce package delivery.
  • At OK Produce, a Volvo VNR Electric and an Orange EV will be tracked in local fruit and vegetable deliveries and terminal tractor applications, respectively.
  • At Schneider, two Freightliner eCascadias operating in slip-seated drayage will be tracked.
  • At UPS, a Freightliner Custom Chassis last mile step van and a Freightliner eCascadia in a middle mile duty cycle will both be tracked.
  • At US Foods, two Freightliner eCascadias will be tracked in food delivery applications.
  • At WattEV, two Nikola Tre BEVs operating at the Port of Long Beach will be tracked.

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