• Walmart Advanced Vehicle Concept

    Peterbilt engineer Bill Kahn points out the technological highlights of Walmart's advanced concept truck on display at the 2014 Mid America Trucking Show.
    March 31, 2014

    Designed to double the efficiency of a standard Class 8 tractor trailer combination, the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience concept features a hybrid powere tractor created by Peterbilt Motors and a highly aerodynamic trailer from Great Dane.  Bill Kahn, Peterbilt's engineering manager for advanced concepts, points out the tractor's most significant new technologies.

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