Forum Mobility recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its new “FM Harbor” charging depot in the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. The facility will serve over 200 electric drayage trucks per day with high-speed charging infrastructure once complete by the end of 2024, supporting California’s transition to zero-emission transportation, the company said. Speakers at a groundbreaking event included participants from the City of Long Beach, the Port of Long Beach, the California Air Resources Board, Amazon, Talon Logistics, Redefined Transportation and the Harbor Trucking Association.

Forum said the FM Harbor facility is part of a larger its network of heavy-duty truck charging depots strategically located in ports and on routes to common freight destinations. Each depot includes on-site security, charging and driver parking.

“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 turnkey solution for zero-emission freight. At Forum Mobility facilities like this one, fleets can make the transition simply and without using their own capital,” Matt LeDucq, CEO and co-founder of Forum Mobility said.

Forum offers monthly subscription options for truck operators that include charging, or charging plus a truck together in one package. According to the company, Amazon Global Mile, Talon Logistics, Ocean Network Express (North America)/Boxlinks and Redefined Transportation have already secured reservations from Forum to utilize the facility. Other truck operators can also still join the network.

Investors in the facility include Elemental Excelerator, which Forum said covered development costs, such as permitting and engineering design in addition to coaching for effective community, policymaker and other stakeholder engagement.

The FM Harbor charging depot will offer 19 dual-port 360 kW chargers and six 360 kW single-dispenser chargers, able to charge 44 trucks simultaneously and over 200 trucks per day, according to Forum. The facility is expected to come online by the end of 2024.

“We are excited to celebrate this milestone with so many leaders in the Port of Long Beach drayage community,” LeDucq added. “The Port of Long Beach has been an excellent partner in prioritizing charging. And most importantly, we are pleased to celebrate with so many of our customers, who are truly leading the way forward on zero-emission freight.”