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    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 3, 2014 at 8:29 pm
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      #82884

      Fuel economy, great

      Design, intriguing

      Concept, leading edge

      Price…lets not go there.

      Very interesting that Walmart would have any interest in producing or foregoing such a concept. I guess when you have that much money, you find ways to spend it.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 4, 2014 at 6:43 am
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      ViperSmith said:
      From Wal-Mart of all places.

      We know Wal Mart as a retailer, but they are so sucessful because of their logistics and shipping accumen.

      Plus, the steering wheel says Peterbilt, so Wal Mart’s only involvement is probably monetary at best.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 4, 2014 at 8:03 am
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      #82910

      Odds are the chassis is made from Steel ! IMO 🙂

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      March 4, 2014 at 12:51 pm
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      slitherv10 said:
      Fuel economy, great

      Design, intriguing

      Concept, leading edge

      Price…lets not go there.

      Very interesting that Walmart would have any interest in producing or foregoing such a concept. I guess when you have that much money, you find ways to spend it.

      Look at it this way, Walmart has a vested interest in driving down shipping costs. If they can half their gas costs that it BIG money

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      June 11, 2025 at 2:06 am
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      http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1090639_is-walmarts-wave-concept-truck-the-fuel-efficient-future-of-semis

      From Wal-Mart of all places.

      Walmart says this is the first example of a carbon-fiber trailer ever produced, and that its 53-foot side panels are the first single pieces of carbon fiber that large that have ever been manufactured.

      Like the tractor, the trailer was also designed for optimum aerodynamic efficiency. It features a convex nose, which not only reduces aerodynamic drag but has the added of benefit of increasing cargo space in the trailer

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