TERMINIX BOUGHT 90 2022 MAVERICK HYBRIDS AS WORK TRUCK

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Terminix Bought 90 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pickups
By Brett Foote
April 22, 2022 7:40 am

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In the past few weeks, a number of companies have purchased all-electric Blue Oval vehicles to add to their respective fleets, including Penske Truck Leasing and Frito Lay, both of which ordered recently placed an order for 750 and 41 Ford E-Transit vans, respectively, while Sunbelt Rentals has already ordered 700 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups, too. Now, after dominating the compact pickup segment in Q1 2022, we can add the Ford Maverick to that list, as pest control company Terminix just announced that it has purchased 90 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickups.

The move comes as Terminix plans to transition its entire sales fleet – which represents around 20 percent or roughly 2,000 vehicles in its total fleet – to hybrids by 2023. However, supply chain constraints including the semiconductor chip shortage have made reaching that goal more difficult, though the company still plans on electrifying most of its sales fleet over the next year or so.
“We wanted to order more units but because of the OEM allocations, weren’t able to transition as many vehicles over to hybrid as we wanted to,” said Kate Tooley, director of fleet strategy & operations at Terminix. “There may be a few left to transition in 2024 based on lifecycles, but 90 percent should be fully transitioned by 2024. Managers in the field have lower upfit vehicles, so it gave us the flexibility to pilot hybrid pickups. If the Maverick meets all of the requirements, we will plan to order more for model-year 2023 and bring in that hybrid to our field fleet, not just sales.”

Terminix has already taken delivery of some 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickups, with more on the way in Q2. The company has admittedly considered all-electric pickups, but still has a few apprehensions in terms of what’s currently available. “The viability for a work truck is extremely limited, but the EV work trucks also don’t have the bed space to upfit with the tools and materials technicians need in the field,” Tooley explained. “Everyone is afraid of the range of EVs and whether they’ll be able to meet their service needs. The current EV capabilities will allow us to meet our routes; it’s just a matter of finding one we can put our equipment in.”
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[CG - All the way]

To make this large an investment, Terminix must think that Ford has all the "bugs" worked out!!

 

[Hot pepper]

To make this large an investment, Terminix must think that Ford has all the "bugs" worked out!!

In the event they haven't, Terminix can spray them! LOL.

 

[Delzona]

Nice to see businesses adopting Maverick, but couldn't they wait until all the retail orders were scheduled? Just saying!

 

[22Maverick]

Here in PA, an auto parts delivery service started transitioning to the maverick as well. However, this past week they returned all 30 (or so) mavericks they received. Apparently it did not suit their needs enough as far as length of the bed.
(This is second hand info from a guy I know that works there and had his maverick taken from him). If it’s accurate, a lot of base 2.0 xl mavericks will be available around Langhorne, PA.

 

[Nw_adventure]

Here in PA, an auto parts delivery service started transitioning to the maverick as well. However, this past week they returned all 30 (or so) mavericks they received. Apparently it did not suit their needs enough as far as length of the bed.
(This is second hand info from a guy I know that works there and had his maverick taken from him). If it’s accurate, a lot of base 2.0 xl mavericks will be available around Langhorne, PA.

Interesting - trying to think of what would not fit. Full size bumper - eight tires - Hmm

 

[22Maverick]

Interesting - trying to think of what would not fit. Full size bumper - eight tires - Hmm

I THINK he said mufflers. They had to stick them through the back window. Obviously they could drop the tailgate and it’s fine, but I assume they don’t trust the guys to tie things down properly.

 

[Nw_adventure]

I THINK he said mufflers. They had to stick them through the back window. Obviously they could drop the tailgate and it’s fine, but I assume they don’t trust the guys to tie things down properly.

Didn't think of fully piped mufflers but that would make sense. I wonder how they r going to offload them , dealer , auction , carvana ?

 

[boatman]

Terminix Bought 90 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid Pickups
By Brett Foote
April 22, 2022 7:40 am

8
SPONSORED
In the past few weeks, a number of companies have purchased all-electric Blue Oval vehicles to add to their respective fleets, including Penske Truck Leasing and Frito Lay, both of which ordered recently placed an order for 750 and 41 Ford E-Transit vans, respectively, while Sunbelt Rentals has already ordered 700 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups, too. Now, after dominating the compact pickup segment in Q1 2022, we can add the Ford Maverick to that list, as pest control company Terminix just announced that it has purchased 90 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickups.

The move comes as Terminix plans to transition its entire sales fleet – which represents around 20 percent or roughly 2,000 vehicles in its total fleet – to hybrids by 2023. However, supply chain constraints including the semiconductor chip shortage have made reaching that goal more difficult, though the company still plans on electrifying most of its sales fleet over the next year or so.
“We wanted to order more units but because of the OEM allocations, weren’t able to transition as many vehicles over to hybrid as we wanted to,” said Kate Tooley, director of fleet strategy & operations at Terminix. “There may be a few left to transition in 2024 based on lifecycles, but 90 percent should be fully transitioned by 2024. Managers in the field have lower upfit vehicles, so it gave us the flexibility to pilot hybrid pickups. If the Maverick meets all of the requirements, we will plan to order more for model-year 2023 and bring in that hybrid to our field fleet, not just sales.”

Terminix has already taken delivery of some 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickups, with more on the way in Q2. The company has admittedly considered all-electric pickups, but still has a few apprehensions in terms of what’s currently available. “The viability for a work truck is extremely limited, but the EV work trucks also don’t have the bed space to upfit with the tools and materials technicians need in the field,” Tooley explained. “Everyone is afraid of the range of EVs and whether they’ll be able to meet their service needs. The current EV capabilities will allow us to meet our routes; it’s just a matter of finding one we can put our equipment in.”
We’ll have more on the Maverick soon, so be sure and subscribe to Ford Authority for more Ford Maverick news and 24/7 Ford news coverage.

Wounder how long Terminix will have to wait to get their trucks? lol

 

[22Maverick]

Didn't think of fully piped mufflers but that would make sense. I wonder how they r going to offload them , dealer , auction , carvana ?

Again this is hearsay but his boss told him they had 30 days to return them to the dealer. So I’d imagine they will be for sale as dealer demos. Some have 1,000 - 2,000 miles. I’ve been trying to find out as much info as possible to hopefully help someone on here get a Mav. If someone is looking they could call dealers near langhorne, PA and maybe get a decent deal.

 

[YOBY]

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