Nowa Fleet Poczta Polska included. A total of over a thousand new vans have arrived
Poczta Polska SA has just closed the next stage of modernization of its fleet. The company has reached the last of the contracted new vans. Currently, there are already over a thousand at the disposal of the National Operator as part of the fleet exchange. New cars are one of many elements of logistics postal changes, implemented to improve the quality of services offered and more effective service of the growing volume of shipments. Most new cars went to the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship.
Poczta Polska, systematically increases the share in the KEP market (courier, express and parcel shipments) by implementing subsequent investments. The modern fleet is an element of the company's strategy that assumes development in the most promising sectors - the exchange of the fleet is one of the elements of a series of logistics postal changes, which aim to improve both the effectiveness of this area and the quality of services rendered.
- We want to be more and more competitive in the field of logistics service implemented for both the individual client and our business partners. One of the key requirements for achieving this goal is to carry out investments in the most modern fleet dedicated to the service of cargo transportation of the growing shipping volume. Dzięki nowoczesnej flocie nasze usługi staną się jeszcze efektywniejsze – mówi Tomasz Zdzikot, prezes zarządu Poczty Polskiej SA
New cars will provide effective and more ecological transport of courier shipments, service for business clients, mainly e-stores, as well as logistics connections between sorting plants and with postal facilities.
Agreements with suppliers of leased vans are the result of the tender procedure conducted by the Polish Post. They were concluded with ING Lease and from PKO Leasing SA, the order took place in two stages - the first transport of the new fleet part in the amount of 452 cars arrived in 2020. Another, covering over 600 vans - has been implemented now.
The modernization of the Polish Post Fleet will also definitely improve the daily work of drivers - postal workers who carry out shipments. The ordered Peugeot cars have a load capacity of 0.5 t to 1.7 t, which ensures various transport tasks. Delivered Iveco trucks are units with a capacity of up to 8 t. They have a van body, they are equipped with a loading platforms with a load capacity of 2 t.
Most new cars went to the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship.
Poczta Polska currently uses a total of over 5,000 van, including 20 electric cars. Has a network of 7.6 thousand post office, transports about 1.4 billion shipments annually.