Peterbilt delivers 10 Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate in drayage operations at the Port of Oakland. The companies scheduled five additional Model 579EVs to service of Port of Long Beach drayage operations in November 2021.
Founded in 1993, Shippers Transport specializes in the movement of goods from ports to local distribution centers. Shippers Transport operates out of four ports up and down the West Coast of the United States.
“With the recent completion of the charging infrastructure at the Port of Oakland, right now is the perfect time to put our 10 Peterbilt Model 579EVs into service and demonstrate the benefits zero-emission trucks will provide moving cargo around our California ports,” says Guy Sanderson, general manager Shippers Oakland.
THE 579EV
Peterbilt optimized Shippers Transport’s fully integrated, battery-electric 579EV to travel two to three trips a day before requiring a recharge. These trips can accommodate up to 50 miles in length. When used with a recommended DC fast-charger, the state-of-the-art, high-energy density battery packs recharge in three to four hours.
“The delivery of new Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport is another example of how Peterbilt’s battery electric vehicles are hard at work with customers across the country in a variety of applications. We are very excited to see our 579EVs moving around the Port of Oakland with the Port of Long Beach set to come online shortly,” says Jason Skoog Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president.
The order with Shipper’s Transport Express is part of a $50 million grant obtained from the California Air Resources Board’s Zero and Near Zero Emission Freight Facility (ZANZEFF) program. ZANZEFF funds transform emissions reduction strategies at freight facilities throughout the state. The project is also part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work. The initiative reduces greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities.
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