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According to a Sept. 17 e-mail communiqué from the T. Boone Pickens organization, Wal-Mart Stores CEO H. Lee Scott has commissioned a study to determine the feasibility of converting the retailer's 8,500 trucks from diesel to natural gas.
Although electric trucks may be years away, a number of truck makers are coming out with hybrid mid-sized trucks that run on both diesel and electric power. And big rigs may be just around the corner.
Cory Home Delivery Service, Penske Truck Leasing, and Demountable Concepts Inc. have pooled their expertise to provide a new service that lets furniture retailers extend their delivery radius without adding warehouses or cross-dock stations.
Kinedyne Corp. has road tested its cargo straps, slings, and other tie-down products in some of the most extreme conditions truckers are likely to meet.