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Ford F-650 flatbed. Medium trucks are larger than light but smaller than heavy trucks. In the US, they are defined as weighing between 14 001– 26 000 lb (6 351– 11 793 kg).In North America, a medium-duty truck is larger than a heavy-duty pickup truck or full-size van.
Self-balancing unicycles at 'Paris sans Voiture' (Paris without cars) in 2015 . A personal transporter (also powered transporter, [1] electric rideable, personal light electric vehicle, personal mobility device, etc.) is any of a class of compact, mostly recent (21st century), motorised micromobility vehicle for transporting an individual at speeds that do not normally exceed 25 km/h (16 mph).
Tricycles can also be fitted with a lockable weatherproof box, usually of aluminium construction, for valuable goods and where the rider has to leave the vehicle. Cargo tricycles can typically carry 100–300 kilograms (220–660 lb) of cargo and have capacity of 1 m 3 (35 cu ft) or more, which is about half the capacity of a small panel van .
Horse and cart at Beamish Museum (England, 2013) Dockworkers and hand cart (Haiti, 2006). A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand [1]) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or even smaller animals such as goats or large dogs.
Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods using human muscle power. Unlike animal-powered transport , human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking , running and swimming , as well as small vehicles such as litters , rickshaws , wheelchairs and wheelbarrows .
Trucks and vans, two types of vehicles common as commercial vehicles, operated by DR in Copenhagen, Denmark. A commercial vehicle is any type of motor vehicle used for transporting goods or paying passengers. Depending on laws and designations, a commercial vehicle can be any broad type of motor vehicle used commercially or for business purposes.
Larger litters, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more people. To most efficiently carry a litter, porters either place the carrying poles directly upon their shoulders or use a yoke to transfer the load from the carrying poles to the shoulders.
The 2006 Basic Utility Vehicle competition A three-wheeled BUV. The Institute for Affordable Transportation (IAT) sponsor an annual BUV Design Competition where engineering students bring their vehicles for judging and performance evaluation (including cost) and contribute to IAT's research and development efforts. This is an effort to develop ...