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  2. Loading dock - Wikipedia

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    One example is trailer creep (also known as trailer walk, or dock walk), which occurs when the lateral and vertical forces exerted each time a forklift truck enters and exits the trailer cause the trailer to slowly move away from the dock, resulting in separation from the dock leveler. Factors that affect trailer creep are the weight and speed ...

  3. Autorack - Wikipedia

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    Auto-rack train car carries automobiles Autorack terminal in New Richmond, Wisconsin [1] A modern German autorack similar to the original design with a full load of automobiles An autorack , also known as an auto carrier (also car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and ...

  4. Car carrier trailer - Wikipedia

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    To load vehicles on the top deck of a double-decker commercial trailer, the rear half of the deck can tilt and be lowered hydraulically, forming a drive-up ramp to the upper deck. The top deck is usually loaded first and off-loaded last since the presence of cars on the lower deck can make it impossible to lower the top deck ramp.

  5. Lowboy (trailer) - Wikipedia

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    The lowboy trailer comes in several types, [2] for a wide range of tasks. Some types are: Fixed gooseneck (FGN): allows a longer deck length and has the lightest weight. These are lower trailers than normal, with low-profile tires, usually with drop ramps in the rear to facilitate loading of equipment, but are not actually considered "lowb

  6. Trailer-on-flatcar - Wikipedia

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    Spine cars with semi trailers on them. Trailer on flatcar, also known as TOFC or piggyback, is the practice of carrying semi-trailers on railroad flatcars.TOFC allows for shippers to move truckloads long distances more cheaply than can be done by having each trailer towed by a truck, since one train can carry more than 100 trailers at once. [1]

  7. Wikipedia:Annotated article - Wikipedia

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    All they needed now was a ramp at the right height. In the 1950s, in Germany, VW Beetle production was increasing beyond the capacity of highway trucks. Volkswagen engineers worked with German railroads to design a railroad car that was basically an extra long version of a vehicle hauling trailer. The design they came up with was able to carry ...

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