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Winnipeg Free Press By: Ben Waldman | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2021 Save to Read Later Courier Tyler Sholikovski makes lots of deliveries, but what he’s most proud of is what he isn’t making: tailpipe emissions. Courier Tyler Sholikovski makes lots of deliveries, but what he’s most proud of is what he isn’t making: tailpipe emissions. "I accomplish the same thing as other couriers, only I do it in a Nissan Leaf," says Sholikovski, who founded Envirodel Zero Emissions Courier after years of reconnaissance and a pand...

IKEA Canada has taken a major step towards 100% zero-emission deliveries by 2025, as the company partners with logistics and delivery provider Second Closet, which is purchasing 15 heavy-duty zero-emission trucks From St. Jerome-based Lion Electric. The five-tonne EV trucks will hit the road for last-mile deliveries for IKEA locations in Boucherville, QC, Etobicoke, ON and Richmond this fall, and enable IKEA to achieve 20% of its ambitious zero emission delivery goals. IKEA is targeting 2030 to become a circular and climate-positive business by reducing more greenhouse gas emissions than its ...

Two truckers named TA-Petro Citizen Drivers TravelCenters of America on Monday announced its eighth annual Citizen Driver Award honorees – Dan “Dusty” Porter, of Acton, Ontario, Canada, and Don Talley, of Muncie, Indiana. Chosen from 85 nominations, the two truckers have a combined 73 years of hauling freight, with nearly six million accident-free miles. TA President Barry Richards announced the Citizen Driver honorees live on the Dave Nemo Radio Show on Sirius XM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio. As a Citizen Driver Award recipient, drivers may choose a TA, Petro or TA Express location to ...

IKEA Canada Electrifies Last-Mile Delivery Fleet with Lion6 Trucks April 16, 2021 Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, says its proposed business combination partner, The Lion Electric Co., a manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has received a purchase order from Second Closet, IKEA Canada’s partner, for 15 Lion6 heavy-duty zero-emission trucks.  Second Closet, a technology-enabled logistics and last-mile delivery provider, will begin integrating zero-emission trucks into its fleet for IKEA home deliveries in several mark...

The trucks will be used for home deliveries starting with Ikea locations in Boucherville, Quebec; Etobicoke, Ontario; and Richmond, B.C. in the fall of 2021. There is no word yet on whether their drivers will have to assemble them first. In a press release, Ikea said it has “taken an important first step on the journey to fulfilling its commitment of 100 percent zero-emission deliveries by 2025.” The company also said that by 2030, it plans to reduce more greenhouse gas emissions than it emits, even as it grows its business. The five-tonne electric trucks will be co-branded with Ikea and ...