Green Truckers.The future of Big Rigs

Over 100,000+ Eighteen wheelers roar down our highways and local streets everyday. Although a necessary evil, these trucks delivery our goods from one location to another daily. They bring the world closer by minimizing each individuals driving time, transporting goods which are not or can not be produced locally, and in a somewhat efficient manner. But wait.

All these trucks and few if any are " green ". It seems to me that the market should absorb Green Trucking as an environmental hot ticket. A venture capitalists dream, if you will. Sure there have been regulations which have made their chosen profession a little cleaner, but its not enough. What we need is a trucking company ran off bio fuels. Imagine it. Powered by Wesson...diesel the foregone era. These immense trucks could surely benefit from lowered costs of fueling. A tweak here, one there, an oil heater there. Its easily producible, cost efficient, and best of all CLEAN.

Better yet. What about an eighteen wheeler powered by Electricity. Sure , sure , you say. Surrender the fantasy. No listen. I see the trailer as wasted space. There is this large roof of the trailer just baking in the midday sun. Loosing the natural cycles of the the sun day in and day out. Come on. How hard could it be to design a solar unit which tilts slightly, perhaps 3 units and place them on the trailer. Recharging all day long. That would be the super rig and better yet, nearly silent. I know there has to be a designer, an installer, a trucker, that could realize this dream. To think bigger and more boldly than before. Someone who sees environmental progress on all fronts. Lead your field and the nation. Bring us cleaner Big Rigs.

I've found a great article and related study on green trucking by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Although offering a full schematic and all, it just does not go far enough. Rules, regulations, and endless studies are moot. Action is what must be done. Venture capitalists...realize this market...realize the social, economic, and environmental benefits of sustainable business.