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2. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi". The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.

3. Professional Truck Driver Institute - Wikipedia

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   The Professional Truck Driver Institute ( PTDI) is a non-profit organization that provides certification of training courses for drivers of commercial motor vehicles. It was formed in 1986 during the standardization of commercial driver's licensing by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the United States. [1]

4. List of professional driver types - Wikipedia

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   Chauffeur. Delivery (commerce) Emergency medical technician (ambulance driver) Motorman (tram/streetcar driver) Pay driver. Racing driver. Taxicab driver. Test driver. Train driver.

5. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   A specialized set of jargon describe the tools, equipment, and employment sectors used in the trucking industry in the United States. Some terms may be used within other English-speaking countries, or within the freight industry in general (air, rail, ship, and manufacturing). For example, shore power is a term borrowed from shipping ...

6. Truck driver - Wikipedia

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   A truck driver driving a semi-truck in the Netherlands. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; [1] an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is a person who ...

7. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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   See runaway truck ramp. Truck driver, trucker or truckie, lorry driver, or driver A person who earns a living by driving a truck. Truck route A bypass designed for heavy truck traffic. Trumpet interchange An interchange commonly used where one highway terminates at another highway; resembles the bell of a trumpet. Turbo-T. See seagull ...