Once a driver has delivered all the items, he returns to the mini-hub and can either exchange the empty box for a full one in less than five minutes or load it manually again and then start again.
Fully loaded deliveries drivers#
In the test, the delivery drivers first use the mini-hub as a transshipment point where they load the delivered parcels into the box themselves and then deliver them. This means that even pre-commissioned boxes can be delivered and the delivery cyclists then only have to push the box between the two rear wheels of the three-wheeled cargo bike, secure the box, and can immediately start on the delivery tour. The system allows a truck to pick up either the entire hydraulically self-sufficient swap body or individual boxes to transport them back and forth between the parking space in the city centre and trans-o-flex’s logistics centre. It has a fixed parking space in the Jakobikirchhof in Bremen. Nine of these boxes in Euro pallet format fit into a swap body in 10-foot format, which serves as a mini-hub. That is why trans-o-flex chose a system bicycle from the Bremen-based company RYTLE for its test, which can accommodate a box with around 1.4 cubic metres of loading space and a payload of 180 kilos. Otherwise, the routes for the cargo bikes become too long, and the cyclists can only deliver a disproportionately small number of items per day.” “But for them to be truly sustainable and thus economically efficient, cargo bikes need a completely new delivery system, where delivery can be made from a mini-hub, preferably in the delivery area. “It is clear that delivery by cargo bike is quieter and cleaner than the conventional use of vans and can contribute to urgently needed congestion relief, especially in the city centre,” says Wolfgang P. After a year of preparation, the express service trans-o-flex started a trial in Bremen’s city centre this month, lasting several months, in which two cargo bikes replace the previous delivery with classic vans in a defined postcode area. Temperature-controlled delivery as a possible expansion stage.Fast reloading thanks to the box system: delivery staff can take over a fully loaded box and drive off – to reload, they simply exchange an empty container for a full one.Short distances: delivery from a mini-hub.
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