Major courier firm increases hybrid order
Date: 15 August 2007
The trend for more environmentally friendly vehicles among courier firms worldwide has been demonstrated by a purchase order by Purolator Courier.
Purolator is the largest courier company in Canada and has increased its existing purchase order for Ford E-450 hybrid-electric delivery vans from Azure Dynamics.
"Purolator is leading the way to less fuel consumption and substantial emissions reductions through the adoption of cleaner hybrid-electric technologies for its fleet vehicles," said Azure chief executive Scott Harrison.
Purolator's Robert Johnson added: "Since introducing Azure's hybrid-electric vehicles to our fleet of curb-side delivery vehicles in 2005, we have logged more than 333,000 kilometres, saving almost 60,000 litres of fuel and preventing the emission of over 150 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions."
Because of the number of miles racked up by courier firms and other freight haulage companies, fuel consumption is a vital issue. It has come even more to the fore now that the London low emission zone is looming on the horizon.
The zone will come into effect next year, requiring high-polluting lorries to pay a fee to enter the capital, and will eventually be extended to include large vans such as those used by many courier firms.
A recent survey by logistics information company eyefortransport found that environmental concerns were becoming the main priority for many freight haulage firms.
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