It’s been a tumultuous year for everyone in business, including delivery truck suppliers. Yet, despite the fact that many had to suspend equipment production operations for as much as three months, most still are on track to deliver the innovative, ergonomic solutions beverage fleet managers have come to expect. That’s especially true in the realm of emerging technologies such as zero-emission, battery electric vehicles. There also has been some activity in the autonomous truck space, which is expected to roll into a more significant position in five years or so.
The look ahead at 2021 and beyond begins, however, with some more conventionally powered vehicles (including those with gasoline engines), before we shift into the rapidly emerging, eco-minded technologies.