Daimler Truck North America launches first electric aftermarket route in Arizona with J.B. Hunt
18 September 2024
Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), the leading manufacturer of medium-and heavy-duty trucks in the United States, continues to decarbonize its logistics network by integrating a battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia into its aftermarket operations with long-time associate J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., a leading transportation and logistics company.
With this, DTNA builds on its ongoing efforts to expand the use of electric trucks for its own logistics operations, following successful inbound implementations in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina, and Mexico.
The Freightliner eCascadia will be part of J.B. Hunt’s fleet and deliver aftermarket parts from DTNA’s parts distribution center (PDC) in Phoenix to multiple dealers along a dedicated route, covering approximately 100 miles daily. This milestone marks the first all-electric route in the DTNA aftermarket parts distribution network, significantly reducing carbon emissions and setting a precedent for future sustainable outbound logistics operations.
To facilitate this transition, a Detroit eFill charger was installed at DTNA’s Phoenix facility, signifying the first charging station ever established at a DTNA parts distribution center.
J.B. Hunt was one of the first in the industry to pilot the eCascadia in 2020. Incorporating alternative powered equipment is just one solution J.B. Hunt provides to help customers reduce their carbon emissions. Additional offerings include intermodal conversion, empty-mile reduction and advising customers on cost-effective means to reduce carbon emission intensity using the company’s carbon diet methodology.
These efforts complement J.B. Hunt’s company-driven efforts to expand biogenic fuel usage and improve fuel economy. In 2023, the company surpassed the halfway mark for reaching its ambitious goal to reduce its carbon emissions intensity 32% by 2034 from a baseline year of 2019.
DTNA is analyzing future expansion opportunities, aiming to electrify additional routes and further reduce the carbon footprint of its logistics operations. J.B. Hunt will evaluate its utilization of the charging station for other customers in the area, eventually enabling fully integrated zero-emission vehicle solutions into its fleets and lowering its carbon footprint.
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