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New Walmart fleet
Check out this article about the new walmart fleet. Truck looks crazy.
The trailer has 53' one piece carbon fiber panels. http://livetrucking.com/walmart-concept-truck/ |
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Re: New Walmart fleet
Hmmm well I don't think It comes with mirrors? Not going to be easy for the fresh out of driving school guys to back up to the dock!
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Re: New Walmart fleet
I am sure I am seeing Tamiya's next US truck they are going to make..
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It is just weird looking.. But it is Wal-Mart.. They will most likely have them made in China...
Wayne |
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Let it go Paul....let it go. Mario |
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It's different. I see a peterbilt emblem though.
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Freightliner Revolution I think it's a BAD IDEA!!!!! I mean, when you break one where do you get it fixed for under $30 and if you get ice or mud on one how do you see with it??????? NOT to mention that us drivers are used to mirror placement and will still look to the old mirror locations in a panic in bad traffic. OUCH!!!!! - RCT
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But it has a "Batmobile" turbine engine in it!
LOL, they need to shave its butt and make it drive backwards Cheers, Neil. |
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..and it's not just the mirrors. All modern vehicles come with large, complicated, expensive to replace panels (I wonder how much it would cost to replace a 53-foot one piece carbon panel on that Walmart truck!! ...carbon breaks, it doesn't get dented like metal..). These things are simply not suited for all the little dents and accidents that occur in every day usage..
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No thanks.....I don't like being laughed at..I'll keep my old long hood rough riding Mack thank you....
Tamiya cowboy.....I agree..Let's pray tamiya does not copy another mess of a plastic truck! . |
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I see a body man's nightmare
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That's almost comical it looks like a pissed off go cart
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I asked a good friend of mine who is a Walmart store manager and she says the managers above her have upcoming meetings about these trucks. And she also said she was already aware of them.
Sounds like these trucks may be on the road sooner than we think. |
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hey with modern technology,you see how the ford cars park themselves ...take a look at the truck version.i wouldn't be surprised if they driver just pulls up to the dock..opens the doors and puts it in reverse and with the gazzillion different sensors on the trailer...voila!!! it parks itself..although if it hits someone or something in the process.who do you blame ?here is the scenerio driver vs his truck in the courtroom...reports from the truck blackbox say: the driver entered the wrong info...driver says :the truck cut it too close ...your honour..i will drive my old school kenworth any day of the week forever as long as i still get parts instead of some crappy technological nightmare like this..i bet there will be a special space suit/uniform you have to wear when you drive this
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Found this on another site http://videos.komando.com/watch/5164...rom-the-future
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Thanks for posting Cosset. Any body notice the emblem on the steering wheel!
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Yeah!! Frightening that it's a Peterbilt But I guess if you pay enough for something, anyone will build STUPID!!
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I heard this project cost $35 million US dollars!
Cheers, Neil. |
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35 million?
And when they trade that hunk of junk in they will get 10,000 tops ! LOL |
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