Forum Mobility Adds a New Heavy-Duty Truck Charging Station in the Port of Long Beach

Forum Mobility offers one-stop solutions to help drivers and fleets transition to electric vehicles. 

FREMONT, CA: "Forum is building dedicated infrastructure for heavy-duty trucks to transition from diesel to electricity. With the support of the Port of Long Beach, the FM Harbor depot will provide drayage truckers a turn-key solution to comply with California Air Resource Board regulations. At Forum Mobility facilities like this one, fleets can make the transition simply and without using their own capital," says Matt LeDucq, CEO and co-founder of Forum Mobility. 

Forum Mobility, a leading provider of freight electrification, has declared the opening of a new heavy-duty truck charging station in the Port of Long Beach. This new depot will provide high-speed charging infrastructure for hundreds of drayage trucks daily, assisting the state's drayage fleet in transitioning to zero-emission. Because of the strategic location adjacent to terminals, forward-thinking drayage carriers have already reserved chargers.

Forum's Port of Long Beach charging station will have 19 dual-port 360 kW chargers and six single-dispenser 360 kW chargers capable of charging 44 trucks simultaneously and charging an electric Class-8 truck in about 90 minutes, depending on battery size. 

"Forum is building a network of charging depots at the ports, along freight corridors and near distribution centers to serve owner-operators and carriers of all sizes. We make it easy to go electric," adds Matt LeDucq. 

When fully operational, it will serve over 200 trucks per day. 260 Pico Street, next to the Long Beach Container Terminal. Elemental Excelerator provided financial assistance. The first phase of Forum Mobility's eight charging depots, which can charge approximately 600 trucks simultaneously, is expected to go live within 10-20 months. Their staffed and secure depots provide either charging services or a truck plus charging for a single monthly fee.

"Talon Logistics prides itself in being a trendset leader, and Forum is our trusted infrastructure partner. Securing fully-staffed and dedicated charging inside the port makes us pioneers in the space, which puts us ahead of the competition. FM Harbor couldn't be more convenient - 7,000 trucks a day go into the Port of Long Beach, and our fleet will be one of the few able to charge right next to the terminals. Forum's turnkey charging solution allows me to focus on growing my business and serving my customers," says Emmanuel Carrillo, Chief Executive Officer of Talon.