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    E-hauling interest fuels demand for Tesla Semi

    by Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times Dec 22, 2017 4 minutes

    SAN FRANCISCO - Big freight haulers want some tryout time with Tesla's new semi truck.

    Orders are trickling in for the sleek vehicle, unveiled in mid-November. On Tuesday, United Parcel Service said it wants 125. Last week, PepsiCo ordered 100. Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch reserved 40. Sysco, the big food distributor, wants 50. Wal-Mart ordered 15.

    That's peanuts compared with the 940,000 heavy-duty semi trucks sold around the world each year, 238,000 of them in the U.S. - and the Tesla truck won't be available until 2019 at the earliest.

    But it's a strong start for a new entry in the semi market. And it proves that major freight operators, intent on cutting costs without degrading service wherever possible, are taking the Tesla

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