THE SLEEPY CATEGORY IN NEED OF AN EV JOLT

Drayage is the essential first step in moving freight—typically shipping containers—the short distance between ports and warehouses, rail terminals, and truck yards. Diesel-powered 18-wheelers have fueled the drayage industry for decades, running “the first mile” in a long chain of heavy-duty trucking that moves goods from ports to destinations nationwide.

These small distances add up. Globally, up to 95% of manufactured goods travel in a container at some point. In North America, there are more than 60 million drayage movements a year, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. More than 13,000 Class 8 trucks operate in the combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and more than 4,000 operate in the Port of Oakland, according to the 2019 California Air Resources Board (CARB) registry, and California is forecasted to have over 60,000 drayage vehicles by 2030, driven by rapid increases in demand for eCommerce goods.

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