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Summary of diving:
- The 3PL announced in a news release last week that DHL Supply Chain added a Tesla Semi to its fleet in Central California, where it travels approximately 100 miles per day and requires charging once a week.
- A pilot for the electric truck involved carrying a gross weight of 75,000 pounds on a long-haul route of 390 miles, the company said.
- “With a range of up to 500 miles, the Semi opens up opportunities that were previously beyond the limits of heavy-duty electric vehicles,” said Jim Monkmeyer, head of transportation at DHL Supply Chain, North America, in the release.
Diving Insights:
DHL plans to add more Tesla Semis to its operations by 2026 as part of a long-term effort to reduce its emissions by 2050.
Most of DHL’s greenhouse gas emissions are due to its use of air transportation, but ground transportation comes in second at 22 percent, according to the 2024 report.
The ride-hailing service provider currently offers 150 electric vehicles in North America and expects the addition of Tesla to reduce emissions by 50 tons per year.
For DHL, the use of renewable energy sources among ground transportation saw the largest percentage increase of any mode from 2023 to 2024, with its share increasing from 12.7 percent to 18.4 percent, according to the annual environmental reports.
DHL plans to make two-thirds of its fleet electric by 2030, and these vehicles currently account for more than 41 percent of that breakdown.
Other operators also plan to reduce their carbon footprint. Werner Enterprises is actively testing and scaling truck combinations such as electric, hydrogen fuel cell, CNG/renewable, and renewable diesel, and according to its latest environmental report, the company plans to reduce its emissions by 55 percent by 2035. Estes Express Lines plans to have more than 90 percent of its box trucks with zero tailpipe emissions by 2040, part of its net zero goal by 2050.
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