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  2. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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    A truck with a bucket-like cargo area which the front can be raised, hinging on the rear, allowing the load to slide ("dump") out of the cargo area. Often a straight truck, semi-trailers are also common. Flatbeds and refuse container trucks can often "dump", but are rarely called that. [3] Eighteen-wheeler

  3. Shin splints - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic resonance image of the lower leg in the coronal plane showing high signal (bright) areas around the tibia as signs of shin splints. Shin splints are generally diagnosed from a history and physical examination. [3] The important factors on history are the location of pain, what triggers the pain, and the absence of cramping or numbness. [3]

  4. Running injuries - Wikipedia

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    Groups that are commonly affected include runners (especially on concrete or asphalt), dancers, gymnasts, and military personnel. Rates of shin splints in at-risk groups range from 4% to 35%. The condition occurs more often in women. Shin splints are generally treated by rest followed by a gradual return to exercise over a period of weeks. [16 ...

  5. Tractor unit - Wikipedia

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    Peterbilt 386 sleeper-cab–style commercial 6×4 tractor unit. A tractor unit, also known as a truck unit, lorry unit, power unit, prime mover, ten-wheeler, semi-tractor, semi-truck, semi-lorry, tractor cab, truck cab, lorry cab, big rig tractor, big rig truck or big rig lorry or simply a tractor, truck, lorry, semi, big rig or rig, is a characteristically heavy-duty towing engine that ...

  6. History of the trucking industry in the United States

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    Starting in 1910, the development of a number of technologies gave rise to the modern trucking industry. With the advent of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, improvements in transmissions, the move away from chain drives to gear drives, and the development of the tractor/semi-trailer combination, shipping by truck gained in popularity. [1]

  7. TForce Freight - Wikipedia

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    TForce Freight, a subsidiary of TFI International, is an American less than truckload (LTL) freight carrier based in Richmond, Virginia. [1] The company was founded in 1935 as Overnite Transportation, [2] the name it used until 2006 when it was rebranded UPS Freight by new owner UPS.

  8. Acme Truck Line - Wikipedia

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    Acme Truck Line, Inc. is a national transportation service based in Gretna, Louisiana on the west bank of New Orleans. The company was founded in 1960. The company was founded in 1960. According to the 2008 New Orleans Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the business was number 3 among top employers in the city.

  9. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    A "high nose" locomotive running with the long hood facing forward. Reminiscent of the Southern Railway and the Norfolk & Western style of running locomotives. [citation needed] Right-of-way The right-of-way (ROW) is the property owned or controlled by a railroad for purposes of transportation. [212] [213] Road engine (US)