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By the turn of the century, Swift was a billion dollar company. [10] In 2017, Swift and Knight Transportation merged to become known as Knight-Swift. Knight-Swift Transportation is the seventh largest trucking company in the world with $7.5 billion in annual revenue providing hauling and logistics services in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. [11] [12]
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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
Freightliner M2 dump truck. A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work.Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction, with a cabin that is independent of the payload portion of the vehicle.
There are many 'specialist' couriers usually for the transportation of items such as freight/pallets, sensitive documents and liquids. The 'Man & Van'/Freelance courier business model, is highly popular in the United Kingdom, with thousands upon thousands of independent couriers and localised companies, offering next-day and same day services.