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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. Less-than-truckload shipping - Wikipedia

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    The use of an FTL carrier to transport this freight generally provides an overall cost savings because the freight will travel fewer miles in the FTL carrier's network, as well as a reduced overall fuel surcharge cost—that is, one FTL carrier travels the distance to the break-bulk facility for a single carrier's price while using only the ...

  4. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi".. The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.

  5. Video captures moment when semi-truck spins out of ... - AOL

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    A snowplow clears snow from a road, as a winter storm hits the Midwest, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., January 5, 2025, in this still image obtained from video.

  6. This new airplane seat design could majorly speed up boarding

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    The new design lets the aisle seat slide on top of the middle seat and doubles the size of the aisle

  7. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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    A truck where the cab sits directly over the engine. Much less common in North America since the overall length law changed in 1976. Cash box A toll booth. Chicken truck A dressed up and fancy truck. Usually means extra chrome, wide front bumper, extra light, etc. Can also mean a fast truck. Does not mean a truck hauling chickens. Coal bucket

  8. YouTuber Accused of Kidnapping 2 Women Before Announcing on ...

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    He called an unnamed woman, whose name was saved as "Future Wife" on his phone, and allegedly asked her if he "should just go ahead and do it," per the complaint.

  9. Truck driver - Wikipedia

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    A truck driver driving a semi-truck in the Netherlands. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; [1] an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is a person who ...