Lighter Materials for Trucks

One of the reasons that trucks are so expensive is the cost of materials. Consider the increased cost of steal, aluminum or stainless. We have closed down most of the mines in our nation now. Let's talk a little bit about the Flow of Raw Materials for a moment to help get a better perspective on this subject.

Our Online Think Tank T-5 Group (The Truck Think Tank Team) realized after considering the importance of the availability of materials that some future predictions of the trucking industry and the trucks themselves would have serious challenges in attaining the quantities of materials needed to fulfill such destinies. So here are some background thoughts before we get into the new materials that will truly revolutionize the industry in 5-10 years.

Will We Learn Anything From Our Past?

This is a formidable question and one that is not easily answered. The unfortunate answer is probably not. Instead we import raw materials, increasing costs of the finished product and much of the steel we get from Japan is not of the same quality of that which we can produce in the United States where our Iron Ore mines are sometimes well over 80%.

Additionally these materials are very close to the manufacturing facilities not half way around the world. The transportation cost is a huge factor. One of the reasons our T-5 Group asked the question; "Will we learn from our past?" This is because the next new space age material in-line to be of supreme value is Carbon Nano-Tubes. And already people are screaming about the environmental risks and asking how on Earth can you make something so small and control it in the manufacturing process.

These same folks are screaming for laws to be made before the manufacturing processes ever get off the drawing board. The problem is that by holding back such a technology in light-weight materials that can revolutionize nearly all industries in the United States especially the transportation manufacturing sector and transportation industry is the over burdensome regulations

And consider that they are developing rules and regulations before we can even say for sure how these materials will be made. We may as well hand yet another raw material industry over to foreign competition and admitting to a future economic and continued trade deficit for no reason. The T-5 Group is concerned, as lawyers, regulators and consumer groups are already lining up to prevent the marathon runners from starting.

If this hurdle can be overcome and we can get Carbon Nano-Tube Construction going immediately, we can save fuel, break our addiction to Middle Eastern foreign oil, improve safety in the tucking industry and add efficiencies that have never been experienced before on this scale. But we must act strategically and quickly.

L. Winslow is a Materials, Transportation and Economic Advisor to the Online Think Tank, a Futurist and retired entrepreneur. Currently he is planning a bicycle ride across the US to raise money for charity and is sponsored by http://www.Calling-Plans.com and all the proceeds will go to various charities who sign up.

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