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2. Car carrier trailer - Wikipedia

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   2015 Peterbilt 388 with car hauler trailer. A car carrier trailer, also known as a car-carrying trailer, car hauler, or auto transport trailer, is a type of trailer or semi-trailer designed to efficiently transport passenger vehicles via truck. Modern car carrier trailers can be open or enclosed.

3. Autorack - Wikipedia

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   All they needed now was a ramp at the right height. In the mid-1950s, in Germany, Volkswagen Beetle production was increasing beyond the capacity of highway trucks (autocarriers). 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 ...

4. Trailer (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A utility trailer is a general purpose trailer designed to by towed by a light vehicle and to carry light, compact loads of up to a few metric tonnes. It typically has short metal sides (either rigid or folding) to constrain the load, and may have cage sides, and a rear folding gate or ramps. Utility trailers do not have a roof.

5. 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 ...

6. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   A simple, enclosed box of standardized sizes, used for intermodal transport. [10] Container skeletal carrier A skeletal trailer composed of a simple chassis for the mounting of an intermodal container. [38] Covered wagon A flatbed with specially fitted side plates and curved ribs supporting a tarp covering, commonly referred to as a "side kit".

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 ...