Sysco announces intent to buy 800 eCascadias

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the start of series production of the Freightliner eCascadia, Sysco Corporation, a leading global food-service distribution company, and Daimler Truck North America, have jointly announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deploy up to nearly 800 of the battery-electric prime movers serving Sysco customers by 2026.

The first eCascadia delivery is expected to arrive at Sysco’s Riverside, California site later this year.

"Sysco is committed to making meaningful investments to support [the] achievement of our climate goals, including those that encourage the development of electric trucks and trailers. We are eager to partner with a like-minded industry leader like Daimler Truck North America to deploy battery electric trucks nationwide,” said Marie Robinson, Sysco’s EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer.

“This investment shows our commitment to sustainability and growing responsibly and will ultimately help us meet our goal of reducing our direct carbon emissions by 27.5 per cent by 2030.”

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products, the company operates 343 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 650,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2021 that ended July 3, 2021, the company generated sales of more than $US51 billion.

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Sysco aims to power more of its fleet with alternative fuels, and the deployment of Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its science-based climate goal to electrify 35 per cent of its U.S. fleet by 2030. Sysco Riverside continues to build its charging infrastructure to support the additional battery electric truck deployments, including additional solar capacity.

DTNA manufactures and sells zero-emission trucks that provide efficient, reliable and innovative transport solutions for fleet companies, while benefiting the environment. The company recently unveiled its all-electric Freightliner eCascadia at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California.

The industry-leading Detroit Assurance suite of safety systems comes standard with the eCascadia to benefit fleets, drivers and fellow motorists with enhanced on-road safety.

“At Daimler Truck North America, we are proud to enter into a new era of sustainable, safe and efficient commercial transportation with our friends at Sysco,” said DTNA SVP, Sales and Marketing, David Carson.

“Industry transformation requires leadership and collaboration, and a shared vision for the future of the supply chain. Together we are sustaining our mutual momentum toward a brighter future for us all,” he added.