It is the first unit of the order for 92 that he placed with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA).
Schneider said it has received the first of its nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadia battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which joins the company’s intermodal operations in Southern California.
The multimodal transportation service provider announced that This first Freightliner eCascadia is part of a 92-unit order from Daimler Truck North America (DTNA).
The delivery of the first unit represents a milestone for Schneider in its operation, since is the first step in becoming one of the largest battery electric vehicle fleets in the United States.
The Class 8 eCascadia tractors to be received by the carrier will join Southern California intermodal operations; For recharging the units, Schneider recalled that it is building 16 charging stations.
With this order, the company hopes to offer its customers a cleaner shipping option.as electric trucks in intermodal services will result in extremely low-carbon freight transport.
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According to Schneider, Freightliner eCascadia have the potential to avoid more than 81,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per day. Over the course of a year, that’s the equivalent of taking 2,400 gasoline-powered cars off the road.
Battery electric trucks are a crucial component in Schneider’s efforts to achieve its sustainability goals of reducing CO2 emissions per mile by 7.5% by 2025 and 60% by 2035.
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Schneider has already achieved more than half of its 2025 goal by reducing emissions per mile by 5%. The battery electric trucks will help move the company further toward these goals.
It should be remembered that, initially, the company carrier had ordered 62 units of the eCascadia; however, he subsequently ordered another 30 tractor-trailers., for a total of 92 vehicles. Daimler Truck North America is manufacturing these units at its Portland, Oregon plant.
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