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NewsSeptember 20, 2019

Amazon Delivery Contractors Linked to Increasing Road Deaths

As part of Amazon’s Last Mile program, the company has created a logistics network that relies on contracted delivery services using undertrained drivers in rented trucks. This creates a wall that protects Amazon from liability in fatal collisions.

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NewsSeptember 19, 2019

Amazon Orders 100,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans

The retail giant has made a $440 million fleet order to electric truckmaker. The company says new vehicles will hit roadways as early as 2021.

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NewsAugust 13, 2019

Amazon Launched Last-Mile Delivery Robots in Southern California

The “cooler-sized devices” will navigate residential neighborhoods in Irvine, Calif.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2019

Spartan Motors Receives Large Step Van Order

Spartan Motors has received an order for 2,237 Utilimaster step vans from a leading North American online e-commerce and fulfillment company, the Charlotte, Mich.-based upfitter announced.

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Newsby Chris BrownMay 1, 2019

eCUVs: A New Choice for Urban Deliveries

With a payload of up to 2,000 lbs., the all-electric Able XR has the capabilities of a small pickup or van but for non-freeway urban environments.

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ArticlesMarch 20, 2019

Meeting the Challenges of Safely Operating an Urban Fleet 

From Uber drivers to scooter users and pedestrians buried in their cell phones, fleet drivers navigating medium-duty trucks in the big city face an entirely different reality than their suburban or rural counterparts.  

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

Arcimoto Develops Last-Mile, Electric Delivery Vehicle

Designed to quickly, safely, and affordably get the goods where they need to go, the Deliverator will target 100 city miles of range, 75-mph top speed, 350-pound carrying capacity, and over 20 cubic feet of cargo space.

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Newsby StaffNovember 27, 2018

Volkswagen Inches Closer to Offering Cargo Van

Volkswagen is showing a concept cargo van at the LA Auto Show called the I.D. Buzz Cargo, that offers another exhibit of evidence that it may compete in the U.S. commercial van segment in the near future.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2018

Mercedes to Reveal Last-Mile Logistics Technology at Fleet Forward Conference

For the first time in North America, Mercedes-Benz Vans will demonstrate CoROS, an artificial intelligence-powered sensor system that transforms the Sprinter van into an intelligent cargo space.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2018

Last-Mile Delivery Provider Implements A.I.-Powered Maintenance Monitoring

Amazon's last-mile delivery provider The Delivery Guys has implemented an A.I.-powered solution to service and maintain its fleets of delivery vehicles.

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