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Swap bodies take advantage of the large number of trailers used to carry standard ISO containers. The design of swap bodies and roller containers is optimized to minimize empty weight, saving on trucking fuel cost (less dead weight to be transported) and the cost of building reloading terminals [clarification needed]. [3]
A tractor unit pulling a semi-trailer A truck pulling a semitrailer using a trailer dolly. A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. The combination of a semi-trailer and a tractor truck is called a semi-trailer truck (also known simply as a "semi-trailer", "tractor trailer", or "semi" in the United States). [1]
A container chassis, also called intermodal chassis or skeletal trailer, is a type of semi-trailer designed to securely carry an intermodal container. Chassis are used by truckers to deliver containers between ports , railyards, container depots, and shipper facilities, [ 1 ] : 2–3 and are thus a key part of the intermodal supply chain .
A specialized trailer with 2 floors to allow for more cargo space. [44] Twin pup trailers Doubles trailer A trailer between 26 feet (7.9 m) and 29 feet (8.8 m) long that can be used singularly as a delivery trailer in congested areas or in combination with another trailer for over the road. [10] [45] A standard dry van trailer Dropdeck
German helmer Alex Schaad takes on the body-swap trope in Venice Critics’ Week title “Skin Deep,” produced by Walker + Worm Film in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk and Donndorffilm.
A color associated with a warning or a need to slow down when used by flags or signals, but the exact meaning varies from railway to railway. Yoke. Also Coupler Yoke, Bell Yoke, Guide Yoke, Valve Yoke. A bar or bent piece connection two pieces of the same kind. [261] Yoke Knee See Guide Yoke Knee. [261] Yoke Sheet See Guide Yoke Sheet. [261]
Council member Nathan Walmer said the planning commission's definition was "absurd," saying he does not think the borough should tell him where to park a trailer on his 2.5-acre lot in Spring Hill ...
Truck trailers were first carried by railway before World War II, an arrangement often called "piggyback", by the small Class I railroad, the Chicago Great Western in 1936. The Canadian Pacific Railway was a pioneer in piggyback transport, becoming the first major North American railway to introduce the service in 1952.