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  2. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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    Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore RoRo ports and inland waterways of the United States. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...

  3. Loading dock - Wikipedia

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    Dock lift – serves the same function as a leveler, but operates similar to a scissor lift to allow for greater height adjustments. Dock seals or dock shelters – compressible foam blocks against which the truck presses when parked; seals are used at exterior truck bays in colder climates, where this will provide protection from the weather.

  4. Tail lift - Wikipedia

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    A hydraulic cantilever tail lift on the back of a truck Four stages of deployment on an ambulance tail lift Control for a tail lift. A tail lift (term used in the UK, also called a "liftgate" in North America) is a mechanical device permanently installed on the rear of a work truck, van, or lorry, and is designed to facilitate the handling of goods from ground level or a loading dock to the ...

  5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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    Cranes are commonly employed in transportation for the loading and unloading of freight, in construction for the movement of materials, and in manufacturing for the assembling of heavy equipment. The first known crane machine was the shaduf , a water-lifting device that was invented in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and then appeared in ...

  6. Autorack - Wikipedia

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    Autorack and flat car length quickly grew to 87 feet (26.52 m) and then 89 feet (27.13 m) to increase their loading capacity even further. This made them about as long as the average railroad passenger car of the time; if the cars were much longer, they would not be able to operate in interchange service due to clearance on curves. Yet, the ...

  7. Elevator - Wikipedia

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    A freight elevator, or goods lift, is an elevator designed to carry goods, rather than passengers. Freight elevators are generally required to display a written notice in the car that the use by passengers is prohibited (though not necessarily illegal), though certain freight elevators allow dual use through the use of an inconspicuous riser.

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