after reading the bus/truck article

[louixo]

Really an interesting concept! Years ago I read an article about trucks of the future. The emphasis was on driver comfort, and they had some really outrageous designs for tractors. After readng the EO article, I was thinking, wouldn´t it be great if, instead of hauling passengers, you had the passenger space converted to a motor home. Then you could really team it/or single, coast to coast, or anywhere in real comfort. I´d buy one tommorrow. An expediters dream. But not at $450,000. WOW! Imagine your truck payment!

 

[Lawrence]

We are trying to get this unit to our Expedite Expo in Woodhaven, MI this August. We'll keep you up to date.

Thanks,
Lawrence
Expediters Online.com

 

[Weave]

MY GOD! I can just see Maw and Paw Kettle cutting up their big RV now to make a few bucks while puttering around at 40 MPH. I don't think they will make too many deliveries on time. "No time to walk Rover and flush the tanks out tonight Maw! Ford needs their tranny parts!"
-Weave-
OK, after reading the article, I can think of about 100 reasons why that thing poses no threat to the trucking industry, but it is interesting. Here's a good one- how many of you recall Norfolk Southern railway's "Trailer-Trains?" The freight-bus is sort of a concept like that. Clever, but won't work. It's already nearly 5 feet too long to be used as a single unit interstate freight hauler in most US states just for starters.
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[Wild Bill]

Heck Weave, Ma and Pa Kettle have already retired and decided to make a few bucks delievering freight. They are called "C" units :+

I mean you have a 30 foot truck with bedroom, kitchen, living room with fish pond and waterfall...lol They decide to be frugal and make a few bucks so instead of the above ground swimming pool and hot tub on the back they just add a 10 foot box so they can haul "B" freight for FedEx! lmao!!! So why not a 2 story expediter }>

http://www.expeditenow.com/images/cartoon.jpg​

 

[RichM]

Thats right,nothing like hauling B freight in a $275,000 C unit with Gold stripes all over it.

 

[Bearcat]

After reading the article and looking at the demensions, looks to be illegal in size. The minute they put a box on it, it should be concidered a truck like the rest of the D units and have the 40 foot length max requirement. If they can get away with it, Then regular D units should be allowed beyond the 40 foot rule.
Randy

 

[Wild Bill]

Randy,

It has multiple drive axles, that is how they can get away with the excessive length. Still would be a bear to turn with in Brooklyn!

 

[teacel]

Can you see this thing pulling up to a dock to unload. Better yet as the driver of this TRUC/BUS telling the passengers "we have a five hour delay wiating to unload".

The bus lines will be bringing alot of freight to their bus/20 and calling Fed-ex to deliver the last leg. 50 mile loads, not many dead head miles to worry about.

 

[Weave]

I did some calculations while really bored about a month ago on the imfamous "Deuce Coupe Volvo." The truck has to be a corporate sponsored demonstration vehicle. For a ten year projected lifespan of a class 8 truck, it will never turn an ounce of profit, period. It can't. Everything I came up with, even in absolute best case perfect scenarios, have it loosing about $250.00 a day when running its wheels off 24 hours a day just existing on Earth looking pretty.
-Weave-

 

[Weave]

No, it's yellow with purple flames. The flames make it go faster, that's a fact. (Ok, we're just jealous we don't have a $250k+ pimp-house on wheels!:7) Can they get a second mortgage or take out a home improvement loan on that POJ Volvo?
-Weave-