Tops will receive the new environmentally-friendly vehicle fleet in 2015, replacing all 55 diesel-powered trucks currently in use. Maintenance of the CNG vehicles is covered under the full-service lease the company signed with the fleet management company who owns the vehicles. The six-and-a-half-year lease will cost the grocer a total of $16 million–$14 million for the fleet vehicles, and $2 million for a fueling station.
According to Ron Ferri, senior vice president of distribution and logistics at Tops Friendly Markets, “At Tops Friendly Markets, our priorities are to have a reliable fleet of well-maintained vehicles to ensure our stores receive deliveries on time.”