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DPD has agreed a deal with Ford for 1,000 E-Transit vans this year, which will take DPD's electric vehicle (EV) fleet to over 2,500 in total.
DPD announced the deal at Fully Charged Live, the clean energy and electric vehicle show at Farnborough, where a DPD liveried Ford E-Transit was centre-stage on the firm's eco-exhibition stand.
DPD has purchased the 3.5t, 135kWh, long wheelbase version with 12.4 cubic metres of load space.
The vans will operate from depots right across the UK network and DPD will take delivery of the first E-Transits in May.
Air Quality goalposts moving.
Steps toward a single charge for London.
IOC at the TfL Freight forum was back at the table. First 'back at table' since July 2019, a strong turn-out and also a hybrid meeting format, with more guests on the screen to fill the room.
Tesco to John Lewis, DHL and Amazon. London charging steps: from a multiplicity of schemes to just one. Direct Vision Standard moving into phase two. Cargo Cycle growth in London and a review of hierarchy of roadside delivery parking access.
Yves Delmas is appointed Chief Executive Officer of GeoPost/DPDgroup and Executive Vice President of La Poste group
Philippe Wahl, Chairman and CEO of La Poste group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GeoPost, has announced today the appointment of Yves Delmas as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of La Poste group, member of the Executive Committee.
Fedex World record – EV van - greatest distance travelled.
Senior IOC fellow, Trevor Hoyle, 'What better way to celebrate Earth Day and show our commitment to carbon neutral operations, than with a Guinness World Record!'
Happy Easter! Our express sector delivers that bit extra.
During the lead up to Easter the Citysprint Plymouth team were busy collecting Easter eggs for Jerimiah’s Journey a Plymouth based charity that offers support to children, young people and families who are suffering from bereavement.
Four a day to UK doors.
IOC have defined Express, final mile, last mile as four streams: Mail, Parcel, Food and Meal.
The total number of deliveries 2019 was 25 billion items.
Exceptional growth to 40 billion in the lockdown year 2020. 2021 numbers more than double the 2019 number. Its four a deliveries a day to UK households in 2021
City Couriers Direct raise awareness of brain tumours with their Wear A Hat Day.
Swift sent vehicle filled with toys & aid into the Ukraine war zone.
Adrian Smith, IOC fellow and ‘services to industry’ winner reports Swift Logistics Group sent a vehicle loaded with toys, sanitary products, sleeping bags, bandages and other crucial aid to Ukraine last week.
The vehicle arrived at the Korczowa-Krakovets border where its contents were transferred and taken directly into the war zone in Ukraine.
Pair to offer retailers ‘plug and play' deliver to shop software solution.
DPD has partnered with retail tech company HubBox for an innovative new ‘click & collect' initiative that will enable retailers to offer the option of a delivery straight to a customer's nearest DPD Pickup shop at checkout.
Kate Lester, ‘I can't quite believe it. Thirty years, Wowsers!
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