Future Semis

Story here: http://autos.yahoo.com/news/walmarts-wave-concept-truck-fuel-efficient-future-semis-163539377.html

A money maker!

 

What an ugly pile of crap!!!

 

you dont want to wear a walmart uniform?

 

You must be a politician because the only way you'd come close to breaking even is if someone gives you the truck for free.

 

LOL!!!................

 

You guys must be company drivers because a truck like this one would be capable of 15+ mpg that compared to a 5 mpg long nose truck running 120,000 miles a year @ $4/gal diesel would cost at least $64,000 less to operate in a year with the same revenue and considering the turbine motor is multi-fuel that includes natural gas that would take off around $10,000 more on the operating cost.

This truck could cost $250,000 and still be worth it for the fuel mileage savings over a conventional long nose truck because if my revenue is $200,000 plus a year with less than $20,000 in fuel cost is a huge profit per mile with fuel cost to revenue at less than 10% is hard to beat in today's trucking industry.

Also riding in the center will give you the best ride possible along with a lot smaller blind spots to make it even safer.

Today`s trucks made after 2003 are pure crap with exception of a glider kit with a pre-2003 motor. This truck with electric motors and turbine energy generation like a locomotive has my interest up for something new. Love the Aerodynamic look, but I have always preferred a corvette over model T any day.

 

About 5 of them in a couple of days.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...k-an-owner-operator/243482-walmart-truck.html

 

That is probably the future that your looking at. Ugly as a stetson full of ########## but practical in a lot of ways.

 

Groovy Looking

 

Weren't we supposed to have flying cars by now. Why can't they work on flying trucks?