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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bas Van Den Heuvel, Wijnandsrade, NL;
Rob Stalman, Selfkant, DE;
Mark Gijbels, Vlaams-brabant, BE;
Rainer Souschek, Aachen, DE;
Martin Kapp, Dormagen, DE;
Pieter Diepenmaat, Rotterdam, NE;
Wouter Van Der Hoog, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of reloading consignments, in the case of which consignments are transported between at least one logistics center and at least one end customer by means of at least one large vehicle and at least one small vehicle, which may be at least two-axle road vehicles, wherein the small vehicle is electrically operated and has a smaller track width and a lower load capacity than the large vehicle. In order to enable efficient logistical linking of end customers in urban areas, it is provided that at least the following steps may be carried out: reloading consignments between a large vehicle and the logistics center, performing a journey of the large vehicle between the logistics center and a reloading location, reloading consignments between the large vehicle and a small vehicle at the reloading location, performing a journey of the small vehicle between the reloading location and at least one end customer, and reloading consignments between the small vehicle and the at least one end customer.