Meals on Wheels, which began in 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to provide the aging with foods and beverages and support their independence and health, provides meals to more than 2.4 million older and impoverished adults annually. Professional chefs and volunteers help to prepare meals with the...
A larger number might be used by an e-commerce operator, such as Amazon or FedEx, to move goods from microwarehouses, strategically positioned staging areas, or from large, parked trailers to residents in a 2 or 3 km radius. Others could be used to deliver meals-on-wheels from a local...