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Execu&ve  Panel:      Designing  Tomorrow’s  On/Off-­‐Road  Tractors  

Paul Menig, CEO!Tech-I-M!

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Forces Driving Business Forward

OEM

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Forces act on all businesses

FLEET OEM

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Fleet Customers Want It All!

•  Meet government regulations •  Low up-front cost •  Reliable •  Durable •  Available •  Fit for the job •  Fit for the driver •  Safe •  Easy to use •  Should not need to be repaired

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Mission Critical

A.  Move freight quickly

B.  Work slowly

C.  Work in one place

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Routing and clipping must improve

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Batteries will be better

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Solar powered truck stop charging

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Supercapacitors are here now: will be mainstream in 2025

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Too many computers and too many communications links

Peterbilt SuperTruck

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Commercial instrumentation more basic than passenger cars

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RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn

2014 RAM Van

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Wearable Computers

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The  Future  Tractor-­‐Trailer  Rig  of    2025  will  look  a  lot  like  today’s  rig  on  the  outside,  but  be  very  different  on  the  inside.  

Paul Menig, CEO!Tech-I-M!

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