Protective Packaging developed a packaging solution to help ship the Peterbilt-made Wal-Mart WAVE (Wal-Mart Advanced Vehicle Experience) truck. Set to be revealed at a corporate function, the vehicle required a custom solution to keep it clean and fully concealed during transport.
To get the WAVE truck across the country on short notice, Peterbilt initially considered using a wooden crate - a cumbersome arrangement that would have cost nearly $10,000. Instead, the company turned to Protective Packaging to design an appropriate vessel that would get the truck to the event on time and in perfect condition.
Upon assessing the situation, Protective Packaging's On-Site Packaging Consultants recommended an opaque, blue shrink wrap material. The 7 millimeter thick material goes on quickly, protects from dust, bugs, ultraviolet rays, and general road debris, all while completely concealing its contents.
The flexible packaging solution also proved to be vastly more cost-effective than alternative solutions; including labor, the cost was under $2,000.
The packaging team worked with Peterbilt engineers to apply the wrap, first laying it over the transport trailer and then backing the truck onto the trailer.
Once in place, the packaging team pulled the shrink wrap around the unit and secured it, subsequently using a heat gun to shrink the material into a form-fitted cover.
"Our extensive expertise in packaging large and oversized objects makes us a natural fit for this project," said Jim Hiller, Senior Vice President of Protective Packaging Solutions. "We are happy we could deliver a quality solution within the time constraints."
