{"id":14789,"date":"2011-05-25T10:07:57","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T10:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/plastic-bodied-truck-by-ups-cuts-off-weight-by-1000-pounds-turning-40-more-efficient.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T10:00:57","slug":"plastic-bodied-truck-by-ups-cuts-off-weight-by-1000-pounds-turning-40-more-efficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/plastic-bodied-truck-by-ups-cuts-off-weight-by-1000-pounds-turning-40-more-efficient.php","title":{"rendered":"Plastic bodied truck by UPS cuts off weight by 1,000 pounds, turning 40% more efficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0511\/25\/UPS-Plastic-bodied-truck.php\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0511\/25\/UPS-Plastic-bodied-truck.php&#039;,&#039;popup&#039;,&#039;width=640,height=360,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#039;); return false\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UPS-Plastic-bodied-truck-thumb-450x253.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" alt=\"UPS-Plastic-bodied-truck.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nUPS has had enough with those heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/worlds-largest-electric-powered-newton-truck-to-be-released.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">delivery trucks<\/a>, and has opted to use ABS plastic instead of sheet aluminum, constructing a lighter fuel efficient and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/recycle\/32foot-transformer-robot-recycled-out-of-an-old-junkyard-truck.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">recyclable truck<\/a>. Using the plastic shell instead of aluminum help cut the weight of this one by a whopping 1,000 pounds. And owing to the fact that the truck\u2019s lighter, it\u2019s bound to be a hell lot more fuel efficient too. Using plastic for truck bodies could help UPS increase its fuel efficiency levels by up to 40%, helping save about 84 million gallons of fuel annually!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nABS plastic can also be easily recycled once the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/other-stuff\/big-rig-jig-truck-sculpture-to-show-world-politics-society-and-environment.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">trucks are decommissioned<\/a>, keeping a load of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/recycle\/recycle-aluminum-cans-and-beverage-bottles-using-cokes-reimagine-beverage-container.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">waste aluminum<\/a> out of car graveyards.<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5805272\/your-next-ups-package-may-come-from-a-plastic-truck\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Gizmodo<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPS has had enough with those heavy delivery trucks, and has opted to use ABS plastic instead of sheet aluminum, constructing a lighter fuel efficient and recyclable truck. Using the plastic shell instead of aluminum help cut the weight of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/plastic-bodied-truck-by-ups-cuts-off-weight-by-1000-pounds-turning-40-more-efficient.php\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Continue reading3 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2233,3713],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Plastic bodied truck by UPS cuts off weight by 1,000 pounds, turning 40% more efficient -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/plastic-bodied-truck-by-ups-cuts-off-weight-by-1000-pounds-turning-40-more-efficient.php\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plastic bodied truck by UPS cuts off weight by 1,000 pounds, turning 40% more efficient -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UPS has had enough with those heavy delivery trucks, and has opted to use ABS plastic instead of sheet aluminum, constructing a lighter fuel efficient and recyclable truck. 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