We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Wal-mart previewed this prototype hauler in March, 2014. The Advanced Vehicular Experience incorporates many mechanical, design and electrical innovations. In 2005 the company set a goal to double its fleet efficiency and by 2015 had achieved an 84 percent improvement in fleet efficiency over its 2005 baseline. There are no immediate plans to incorporate this prototype into the company's fleet.
Reporter's note: One of the upsides to a long distance road trip is seeing how things are changing in the world of transportation. I'm referring, in this case, to changes being made to semi-truck rigs, tractors and trailers. I'd noticed the addition of trailer skirts several years ago. But on a trip to Seattle I noticed, for the first time, sheet metal looking flaps attached to the rear of cargo trailers-trailer tails.
When I saw the first trailer tail I thought it was a homemade device someone had added to squeeze a few more cubic feet of cargo onto the end of the trailer. Finally I saw a rig...
