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The rise of e-commerce and the demand for home delivery has seen the number of light commercial vehicles funded by the UK’s major leasing companies increase by nearly 5% year-on-year. The number of vans underwritten leasing company books was 462,863 - an increase of 21,515 vehicles.
Chinese e-commerce market’s growth is estimated to register an increase of 17.2% in 2021. This booming growth will require a parallel development of the country’s last-mile delivery fleet industry, the largest in the world.
The Japanese e-commerce market’s strong 2021 growth is expected to continue fueling the country’s last-mile delivery fleet industry, as consumers increasingly demand fast and same-day delivery. The market expanded significantly in 2020, as the COVID-19 situation drove demand for deliveries.
Surging demand for drivers, more than doubling in the last year, has led to sign-on bonuses and high wages to fill positions, according to Global Data, a leading data and analytics company. A high number of retirements in recent times and tough working conditions have prompted companies to go the extra mile.
Parcel delivery firm DPD has gone fully electric for the fleet that serves the city of Oxford, England. It is the first of the company’s fleets to go fully electric and will help it comply with local air quality regulations. The 40 electric vehicles, which will deliver more than 15,000 parcels a week throughout the city,
An agreement was announced on July 15, 2021, between LeasePlan and electric van maker Arrival to be the preferred partner for operational leasing contracts in the UK and Europe. The first order for 3,000 e-LCVs is to be finalized Q3 2021.
MTI researchers examine three types of access services to transit in the San Francisco Bay Area: a fleet of AVs for single passenger service, shared microtransit service, and meeting point multi-passenger service.
It is the first publicly-funded autonomous electric shuttle transportation pilot and test of driverless technology in Virginia.
Last-mile operations place special demands on the tires used on light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles.
Southeastern Freight Lines has expanded its Final Mile service across all 89 service centers, which includes more than 350 trucks.
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