USA: Sysco takes delivery of ten Freightliner eCascadia
The new electric trucks will be part of the distributor’s fleet at its operating site in Houston, Texas. Moreover, Sysco mentions that it will receive an additional ten electric trucks next month. Regarding the existing fleet, more than 100 of the 120 electric trucks are in operation at various locations in the US. The remaining 20 units are in service in Canada, the UK, and Sweden.
“We are proud of our progress to scale our electric truck fleet and continue our journey to meet our climate goal,” said Neil Russell, Chief Administrative Officer at Sysco. “This work is important to many of our customers who have also set goals to reduce emissions.”
“The scale of our EV deployment today is the result of years of planning and tremendous levels of cross-industry collaboration,” adds Dan Purefoy, Sysco’s Chief Supply Chain Officer.
In 2022, Sysco signed a letter of intent with Daimler Truck North America to purchase up to 800 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks. All of those will be delivered by 2026. Sysco hopes to electrify about 35 per cent of its US fleet by 2030.
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