{"id":1366,"date":"2016-09-01T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T09:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2016-09-01T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T09:17:48","slug":"last-mile-delivery-vehicles-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2016\/09\/01\/last-mile-delivery-vehicles-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Mile Delivery Vehicles of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Urban logistics<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is not just to find\u00a0the best route, but the best vehicle. Around the world there\u00a0are exceptional cases where, \u00a0if they don\u2019t find a suitable vehicle to optimize urban deliveries, they create one from scratch, with state-of-the-art technologies <\/a><\/strong><\/span>to address congestion, product condition and fuel optimization.\u00a0It’s a fleet operator’s dream!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"nueva-ley-auditoria\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet management. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Know our fleet management audi<\/a>t<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. The first (heavy) electric delivery truck<\/h3>\n

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The Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck<\/a><\/span><\/strong> prototype, with a total admissible weight capacity of 26 tons was presented in Stuttgart in July 2016. Even tough small size electric delivery vehicles have begun their streamline use,\u00a0TechCrunch<\/a><\/strong><\/span> calls this \u201cthe first clean energy big rig of its kind\u201d.<\/p>\n

As it doesn\u2019t work with a conventional combustion engine, it will reduce its noise considerably. The vehicle could be on the road by 2020, but it will be mostly used in urban environments, as its max range is 200 kilometers.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Last mile delivery drones<\/h3>\n

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No, drones will not take over delivery trucks. Rather, they can make their job easier in last mile deliveries and packages in multiple destinations.<\/p>\n

The HorseFly is an octocopter drone developed by Workhorse Group, based in Ohio. According to Discover Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce it gets a delivery mission, the drone can take off through the truck\u2019s roof with a 10-pound package and automatically fly to its destination using GPS. A remote human pilot located in the equivalent of a command center will manually guide the drone down the last 100 feet to the ground to avoid trees or similar obstacles. \u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Steve Burns, CEO of the\u00a0Workhorse Group, \u201ca major delivery company is within line of sight of almost every business or house in America sometime during the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Fleet<\/a><\/p>\n

The main goal of this course is to provide the knowledge and the skills to manage any kind of vehicle fleet through all its activities and key aspects.\u00a0The course is aimed to executives, middle managers, fleet managers and any professional related to fleet management.<\/span><\/p>\n

Know our fleet management cours<\/a>e<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Maintaining the hot chain: the \u201cperfect\u201d pizza delivery vehicle<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Source: Gizmag<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re used to vehicles adapted for refrigerated goods, to maintain their cold chain. Domino\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><\/span> made a bold move to keep up with the hot conditions of products. They repurposed a Chevrolet Spark vehicle into what they call the \u201cfirst-of-its-kind, purpose-built pizza-delivery vehicle” under the name Domino’s Delivery Expert (DXP). The car has a built-in oven to keep their deliveries \u201ccrust piping hot\u201d.<\/p>\n

Not only that, an OnStar navigation system is fitted to give drivers turn-by-turn directions, a design to stabilize pizzas and secure drinks and sauces.<\/p>\n

4. Pool deliveries<\/h3>\n

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The Swedish city of Gothenburg<\/a><\/strong><\/span> created the\u00a0Stadsleveransen (<\/em>City Delivery), to pool its urban deliveries for 500 shops and business, to reduce shopping center traffic and free nested streets.<\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/a><\/strong><\/span> reports that the system includes small electric cars and a six-wheeled cargo bike, the Velove Armadillo, measures 14ft [4.2 meters] long but only 34 inches [86cm] wide and is crafted from red-coated aluminum with a pedal-assisted electric drive and a trailer that is low enough for other cyclists to look over.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Private transport companies leave their packages at a freight consolidation terminal from where\u00a0Stadsleveransen<\/em>\u2019s fleet of two electric cars and two cargo bikes carry the goods the final couple of kilometers.\u201d, The Guardian reports.<\/p>\n

5. Testing the “New Delivery Vehicle Experience”<\/h3>\n

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Source: Business Insider<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps it will not see the road, but it\u2019s a very good test. Business Insider<\/a><\/strong><\/span> reports that Walmart has launched the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience or WAVE. It is a lightweight hybrid turbine drivetrain, with advanced aerodynamics.<\/p>\n

Its design could reduce drag and increase fuel economy, and its microturbines could combine natural gas and other fuels to produce virtually no emissions. A futuristic cockpit, on the other hand, would have fully customizable digital displays and even a fold out bed, with a sliding driver’s door.\u00a0The cargo, on the other hand, \u00a0would be transported in a carbon fiber panel trailer, lighter than a conventional unit.<\/p>\n

The future unveils amazing new inventions to improve the supply chain<\/a><\/strong><\/span> industry. It takes a little imagination, but plenty of hard work.<\/p>\n

What features would you like your ideal delivery fleet to have?<\/p>\n

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\"FranciscaWriten by\u00a0Francisca Howard<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Francisca is a commercial engineer by University Adolfo Iba\u00f1ez. She worked 10 years in the retail industry and the last few months she has been working as a business developer for\u00a0Drivin<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a\u00a0SaaS solution that allows to distribution companies to reduce its transport costs as well as increase the service quality of their final clients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Urban logistics is not just to find\u00a0the best route, but the best vehicle. Around the world there\u00a0are exceptional cases where, \u00a0if they don\u2019t find a suitable vehicle to optimize urban deliveries, they create one from scratch, with state-of-the-art technologies to address congestion, product condition and fuel optimization.\u00a0It’s a fleet operator’s dream!   The audit is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[32],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}