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Thermo King & Wal-Mart team for technology

Thermo King’s Spectrum SB with the SmartReefer2 controller provides Wal-Mart with numerous environmentally-friendly features. The unit is available with electric standby, which allows it to use electricity during loading and stationary operation, reducing fuel consumption, diesel emissions, maintenance and noise.

The hybrid model 50 units offer electric-to-diesel-switching as a standard feature, and all models feature bio-diesel compatible engines. The Spectrum SB’s TK486V engine, meets EPA tier four emission requirements, exceeds current tier two requirements and meets all EPA requirements through 2012.

The SPECTRUM SB also offers the EMI-3000 Extended Maintenance Interval, which allows for 3,000 hours between scheduled maintenances, resulting in less waste oil, less spillage and fewer used filters that require disposal.

The hybrid TriPac system provides heating, cooling and power to the truck cab while charging the battery, all without needing to run the engine. The fuel savings and reduction in emissions with the TriPac system was so significant that Wal-Mart retrofitted its entire fleet of 7,000 tractors with APUs.

The two companies intend to continue the tradition of working with one another to develop new technologies. As California may soon require plugging in at loading docks, Wal-Mart has begun testing the Spectrum SB 50, the multi-temp hybrid unit that meets the proposed legislation.

Wal-Mart also is providing Thermo King with tractors and trailers to help test future technologies, such as a high-capacity, alternative APU system.

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