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Retailer set to test efficient trucks

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)
February 3, 2009

Walmart Stores Inc., seeking to further reduce fuel consumption and emissions in its trucking fleet, said Monday that it would test two new hybrids and two alternative-fuel trucks this year, including trucks that use reclaimed cooking grease from its stores.

The company said it already has met its short-term goal of improving fuel efficiency in the fleet by 25 percent from 2005 to 2008. The longer-term goal is to double fuel efficiency by 2015 over the 2005 baseline. Read on