Global logistics company Dachser chose Renault Trucks. Fifteen electric trucks to join the fleet

German logistics service provider Dachser is expanding its fleet by fifteen Renault Trucks electric vehicles. The all-electric trucks complete local and long-distance transport tours at seven Dachser locations in Germany every weekday. Indeed, five Renault Trucks E-Tech D are already in use for Dachser. Seven more vehicles of this type and three Renault Trucks E-Tech T tractors are now being delivered. The latter are used at Dachser in Öhringen, Neuss and Langenhagen.

Dachser is working to reduce its carbon footprint. As a matter of fact, the company has been sourcing its electricity entirely from renewable energies worldwide. “Dachser wants to steadily increase the number of BEVs (battery electric vehicles) and FCEVs (hydrogen-powered) trucks in both the local and long-distance transport networks, depending on performance, charging infrastructure and cost-effectiveness”, the company stated in a press release.

Statements from Dachser and Renault Trucks

“We are convinced that in the long term, only those companies that position themselves sustainably will have a future,” said Alexander Tonn, COO Road Logistics at Dachser. “We therefore want to make a valuable contribution to environmental and climate protection and be a driving force for the logistics industry with measures on many levels. Bringing emission-free vehicles into practical use plays an important role in this. With Renault Trucks, we have a reliable partner with whom we can embark on what is still a long journey to decarbonise our road transports.”

“At Renault Trucks, we are aware that we can only implement a long-term climate protection strategy together,” added Frederic Ruesche, Vice-President and Managing Director, Renault Trucks Germany. “I am all the more pleased that we are working with Dachser to drive forward the reduction of CO₂ emissions in the short- and long-haul segments.”