Sysco Testing All-Electric Freightliner Truck
October 07 2020 - 8:00AM
Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the leading global foodservice
distribution company, announced today it is testing an all-electric
Freightliner eCascadia from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA).
Sysco’s participation in this initiative is consistent with its
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and the Company’s
ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
This initiative is a part of DTNA’s ongoing work to engage
customers in its commercial electric vehicle development process by
deploying trucks in real-world applications. Sysco aims to power
more of its tractor fleet with alternative fuels, and deployment of
electric trucks will play a significant role in achieving that
objective.
“We are excited to partner with DTNA on this important work,”
said Neil Russell, Sysco’s vice president of corporate affairs.
“Collaborating with manufacturers to develop new truck models that
can meet the specialized requirements of food delivery is a vital
step toward significantly reducing our impact on the planet. We are
proud of the progress we are making towards our CSR goals and,
together with DTNA, are confident Sysco will help deliver a better
tomorrow for all of our stakeholders.”
Sysco recently deployed the eCascadia, a Class 8 tractor
designed for local and regional distribution, and will continue
running it in daily operations from its San Francisco operating
site through January 2021. Sysco will provide data and feedback
from its testing to Freightliner to help it improve on future
vehicle design.
“It’s critical that we collaborate with customers across
multiple segments to further our understanding of how commercial
battery electric trucks will be part of a long-term solution in
CO2-neutral transportation,” said Richard Howard, senior vice
president, on-highway sales and marketing, DTNA. “Our customers
provide important, continuous feedback that contributes to our
ongoing design and purposeful innovation of these trucks, and
together we will lead the future.”
Sysco participates in the Freightliner Electric Vehicle Council,
a group of customers working with Freightliner to identify and
address all potential hurdles to large-scale deployment of
commercial battery electric vehicles.
About SyscoSysco is the global leader in
selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants,
healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and
other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of
products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice
and hospitality industries. With more than 57,000 associates, the
company operates 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves
more than 625,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2020 that ended
June 27, 2020, the company generated sales of more than $52
billion. Information about our CSR program, including Sysco’s 2019
Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can be found at
www.sysco.com/csr2019report.
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Media contact: Shannon
Mutschler281-584-4059mutschler.shannon@corp.sysco.com
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