Portland company B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery is trying to change the way that goods are delivered by using bicycle powered freight delivery. In 2009, Mr. Jones founded B-Line that delivers a range of goods including produce, baked goods, coffee, bike parts, office supplies, and an array of other things. The bikes cargo boxes are similar in size to small commercial vans (they are 60 cubic feet with a 600 pound capacity), but are having no negative impact on the environment. They currently have a fleet of 6 bikes that can make 150 deliveries a day according to Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones came up with this idea after realizing that delivery vans more often than not are not at full capacity. The company was expecting $400,000 in revenues in 2013.
Source: NY Times
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