"Last Mile" Delivery Trucks

Rocker for Electric Delivery Van

EV Van Rocker

Source: Pennex Aluminum

Last mile delivery refers to the vehicles that bring the payload from the distribution center to the customer's door or dock. These are typically medium-duty panel trucks and vans, equipped with the racks, shelves, ramps and door arrangements that best fit the products.

Extrusions are a great construction material because they offer versatility in design at a reduced weight. Extrusions are commonly found in the floors, shelving systems, sliding door guides, and in the body construction, especially the large panel vans.

Arrival Van

Last mile delivery vans are rapidly moving towards electrification. Their relatively low daily mileage, and nightly return to a distribution center where they can be recharged, makes range and infrastructure much less of an issue than with Class 8 over-the-road trucks.

From Rivian's contract to build vans for Amazon, to the new Arrival van, electrification of the last mile is progressing.

From bumper beams to wall panels to the modular skateboard chassis, the new Arrival van makes great use of aluminum extrusions.

"Microfactories don't use costly metal stamping presses, welding or paint shops and don't use fixed assembly lines. Instead, its flat, skateboard chassis is put together from extruded aluminum components, body panels are joined with aerospace-style adhesives and coloring is done by dying the composite material or wrapping a vehicle."

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/business-tech,-development-and-manufacturing/how-arrival-shaking-factory-production

https://arrival.gcs-web.com/

Utilimaster (Utilivan)

The medium-duty Utilimaster Utilivan is built on a cutaway chassis and offers a highly modular stand-up cargo area with multiple door configurations. Lightweight aluminum provides a "durable, rust-free body and overall weight and increased payload capacity".

Extruded aluminum top and bottom rails.
https://www.utilimaster.com/products/utilivan/

Sliding Door Guide:

https://www.millsupply.com/lower-door-guide-aluminum-utilimaster-29126.php?p=323310