Speedier Delivery of Delivery Vans
INDIANAPOLIS — Fast delivery of vehicles is a relative concept. For heavy-duty tractors with highly customized spec sheets, fast delivery could mean any time under six months. Buyers of medium-duty walk-in parcel delivery vans, however, are more accustomed to a two- to three-month wait for delivery from the time of order.
Workhorse Custom Chassis of Union City, Ind., is betting that parcel van buyers want faster service than that. The company has introduced a four-week delivery time for a group of walk-in van models that, its officials believe, will meet the needs of 90% of such buyers. The program also will enable dealers to keep stock models ready for customers who literally walk in.
The FasTrack program offers walk-in vans in 12.5-, 14.5-, 16- and 18-foot lengths. Three wheelbase lengths are available — 133, 157 and 178 inches — and their selection depends on body length and gross vehicle weight ratings, which range from 10,000 to 14,000 pounds.
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| Workhorse Custom Chassis promises a four-week delivery time for its walk-in van models under a new production plan. |
Prices were not released, but these models will carry a small premium to a comparable standard order truck, according to company officials.
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