Enter the pedestrian. The Super Power Pusher (pictured), say makers NuStar, Inc., “has the muscle to roll loads up to 150,000 lbs. If it rolls….we can move it.” The battery-powered pusher, all jokes aside. is a significantly more powerful version of the standard Power Pusher, which was invented in the 1960s for pushing immobilized vehicles. I imagine it might move a truckload at a snail’s pace, so it’s probably not a great alternative to the diesel engine as yet, but could be an effective, though slow, way to get a broken-down rig to the next exit if limping isn’t an option.
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