Ep 251: DPD Ireland monitoring air quality and optimising delivery routes

Postal Hub podcast

James Atkinson, Sustainability Programme Manager at DPD Ireland, joins me to discuss:

• Installing air quality sensors on DPD delivery vans in Ireland and across Europe
• Measuring PM 2.5, and why it’s important to monitor PM2.5 levels
• How data will be used by DPD, local authorities, and other groups
• Commuter Exposure Assessment Tool
• How DPD can capture accurate data
• Monitoring on electric and diesel vans
• Ongoing electrification of DPD Ireland’s fleet, and options for line haul trucks such as CNG
• Cost vs value in environmentally-sensitive last mile delivery
• Using technology to reduce distance driven in delivery
• DPD’s route optimisation project which is increasing delivery driver efficiency
• Driver training and benefiting from local driver expertise
• Using technology to help new drivers learn delivery routes