Morgan Olson, Sturgis, MI, a key supplier of step vans to the linen, uniform and facility services market—plus an array of other package-delivery companies—urges laundry operators to plan ahead for their fleet needs as surging demand from e-commerce customers is stretching to the limit the capacity of manufacturers of truck bodies and chassis.

“The boom in e-commerce and the demand for walk-in vans has never been higher than it is right now,” says Kenn Klein, director of marketing for Morgan Olson. Klein says his company recently announced the opening of a 925,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Danville, VA, to avoid the ...