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- How payload, mileage, dwell time and dependable charging identify routes ready for electric vehicles
- Where electric and existing vehicles need to work together while replacement cycles and infrastructure catch up
- The operating evidence that supports the next stage of rollout, including driver preparation and service reliability
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- Compare buying and leasing using total cost of ownership (TCO), including charging, insurance, maintenance and downtime
- Why utilisation, electricity prices, battery condition and residual values can change the preferred option
- How funding and service agreements allocate risk between the fleet, financier and infrastructure provider
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- How payload, load volume, stop patterns and auxiliary equipment should shape the vehicle specification
- What refrigeration, bodywork and handling equipment do to usable capacity and range on a real round
- Build a vehicle trial around real payloads, auxiliary equipment, seasonal conditions and charging constraints before committing to a fleet order
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- What battery-health evidence, service history and remaining warranty reveal about a vehicle’s useful working life
- How to test real-route range and charging compatibility before committing to a second-hand fleet
- Where refurbishment, battery repair or replacement and resale assumptions change the full cost compared with a new vehicle
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- How an urban truck route changes when refrigeration, tail-lifts, payload and multi-drop unloading draw on the same working day
- What depot power, dwell time and charging arrangements must deliver to protect the planned service
- Which route trials and operating costs show whether a battery-electric truck can replace the existing vehicle on that duty
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- How vehicle schedules and departure priorities translate into the power a depot actually needs
- What must happen between a connection request and a working site: permissions, design, installation and commissioning
- When phased charging, load management or storage can support the fleet while additional capacity is delayed
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- How landlord and occupier can share the cost of connections, chargers and site works over the remaining lease
- Who owns, maintains and can expand the infrastructure – and what happens when the occupier leaves
- Where owned, financed or managed charging offers the best balance of cash flow, flexibility and control
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- What to do when vehicle delivery, power availability and the property timetable will not line up
- How operators weigh a phased rollout, shared charging, depot changes and redesigned rounds against service commitments
- The decisions, owners and contingency points that turn separate projects into a workable fleet transition
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- How to support take-home vans when drivers have different access to home charging – or no suitable space at all
- What reimbursement, vehicle access, booking and payment arrangements make off-site charging practical
- How detours, queues and charger availability affect the cost and reliability of the working day
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- How smart charging aligns route requirements, electricity tariffs and site power limits so vehicles are ready for departure
- When solar, storage or managed charging improves the full operating cost rather than adding unnecessary complexity
- The practical response when vehicles return late, demand changes or a charger fails before departure
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- How dynamic routing responds to traffic, time windows, kerb restrictions and changing payload while protecting electric range
- Where charging and driver breaks belong in the plan when range and arrival times vary
- What completed stops, on-time arrivals and dispatcher interventions reveal about the quality of the route
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- How inbound volumes, sorting, charging and dispatch determine the space a working hub needs
- Where an extra handover improves city access – and where handling and property costs outweigh the benefit
- What a safe, efficient layout looks like when cargo bikes, vans and larger vehicles share the site
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- Which loads and routes favour each mode once density, distance, payload and hub costs are counted
- How rider and driver support, maintenance and seasonal demand affect dependable capacity
- Where a mixed fleet can improve successful stops, cost and emissions – and where one mode remains the better fit
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- Why repair coverage, parts availability and charger support matter as much as the purchase specification
- Where predictive maintenance, battery-health monitoring and technician capability can prevent repeat failures and speed up recovery
- What to include in service agreements when downtime means missed deliveries and lost working hours
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- How clean-air requirements, road charges and loading restrictions change the cost of serving different city locations
- Where access information must reach vehicle procurement, route planning and customer pricing decisions
- How to keep dispatch instructions current when rules differ between neighbouring areas
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- Where waiting, loading, servicing and repeat visits consume capacity that mileage figures fail to explain
- How route and customer-level data distinguish a scheduling problem from a receiving or service-time problem
- Which changes increase completed work without relying on faster driving or unsustainable workloads
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- Where connecting telematics with a transport management system (TMS) improves dispatch, vehicle utilisation or early maintenance decisions
- How to decide what the system may change, when a dispatcher must approve it and how crews can challenge an error
- The evidence needed to judge gains in service, uptime and cost after integration, false alerts, training and ongoing oversight
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- Which alerts deserve coaching or an operational change, and which simply add noise to a manager’s day
- How transparent data use and fair review build driver trust in a safety programme
- The evidence that links intervention to fewer incidents, lower wear and better driving – not just fewer alerts
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- What Direct Vision Standard (DVS) requirements and other safety obligations mean for vehicle choice and maintenance
- Where cameras and sensors need support from training, fatigue management and safe delivery procedures
- How collision, near-miss and claims evidence can guide the next safety investment
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- How loading delays, missing items and poor access instructions undermine a round before it begins
- How training, fair workloads and driver feedback improve adoption of new apps and routing systems – and help retain experienced staff
- How realistic service times, breaks and welfare provision improve completed work and reduce avoidable frustration
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- How to combine business-to-business (B2B) deliveries with collections while respecting time windows, load compatibility and unloading requirements
- What shared-capacity partners must agree about handling, liability, payment and electronic proof of delivery before combining work
- When higher vehicle fill reduces full operating cost after detours, waiting time and extra handling are counted
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- Why the shortest route may be the wrong plan when technician skills, parts and urgent jobs determine success
- How vehicle choice, tools and charging arrangements support crews whose work changes throughout the day
- Where better coordination between fleet and field-service teams improves first-time completion without adding capacity
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- Which routes, order sizes and delivery densities make robots a credible option alongside couriers, cargo bikes and vans
- How remote supervision, pedestrian accessibility, customer handover and local operating permissions affect deployment
- What completed deliveries, interventions, reliability and full operating cost reveal about the case for expansion
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- Which inspection or yard-movement tasks offer a practical starting point for automation at an urban depot
- What supervision, staff training and exception handling are needed when a system joins a live operation
- How to judge completed work, availability and full cost before extending a deployment
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- How healthcare, foodservice and other essential operators prioritise work when vehicles, people or charging are unavailable
- What changes when heat, flooding or an access closure disrupts several routes at once
- Where spare assets, mutual support and alternative modes protect service at an acceptable cost
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- Where connected vehicles, driver devices, telematics and chargers depend on systems outside the fleet’s direct control
- Which access, update and supplier-response arrangements reduce the chance of an incident stopping work
- How to rehearse fallback dispatch and a safe return to service when data or platforms become unavailable
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9 - 10 June 2027
London, Excel
London, Excel
9 - 10 June 2027
London, Excel
London, Excel