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The International S series is a range of trucks that was manufactured by International Harvester (later Navistar International) from 1977 to 2001.Introduced to consolidate the medium-duty IHC Loadstar and heavy-duty IHC Fleetstar into a single product range, the S series was slotted below the Transtar and Paystar Class 8 conventionals.
Now names in order from lightest to heaviest, the range started with the 1-short-ton (907 kg) Model 21 and continued with the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-short-ton (1,361 kg) Model 31, 2-short-ton (1,814 kg) Model 41, 3-short-ton (2,722 kg) Model 61, and ended with the 5-short-ton (4,536 kg) Model 101; the Model 101 only entered production during 1922. [6]
Caterpillar introduced the 797B in the spring of 2002, replacing the first-generation 797. The 797B's increased payload capacity of 345 t (380 short tons) is a 18.1 t (20 short tons) increase over the first generation 797.
The Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 3500, Ford F-350, and Ram 3500 are known as "one ton" pickups. [26] Similar schemes exist for vans and SUVs (e.g. a 1-ton Dodge Van or a 1 ⁄ 2-ton GMC Suburban), medium duty trucks (e.g. the 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton Ford F-550) and some military vehicles, like the ubiquitous deuce-and-a-half.
Delivery schedule adherence (DSA) is a business metric used to calculate the timeliness of deliveries from suppliers. It is a commonly used supply chain metric and forms part of the Quality, Cost, Delivery group of performance indicators.
A long ton, also called the weight ton (W/T), [1] imperial ton, or displacement ton, is equal to: 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms; 1.0160 metric tons) exactly 12% more than the 2,000 pounds of the North American short ton , being 20 long hundredweight (112 lb) rather than 20 short hundredweight (100 lb)
A shipping ton, freight ton, measurement ton or ocean ton is a measure of volume used for shipments of freight in large vehicles, trains or ships. In the USA, it is equivalent to 40 cubic feet (1.1 m 3) while in the UK it is 42 cubic feet (1.2 m 3). [1] [2] It should not be confused with other types of ton which also measure
The short ton (abbreviation tn [1]) is a measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg). It is commonly used in the United States, where it is known simply as a ton; [1] however, the term is ambiguous, the single word "ton" being variously used for short, long, and metric tons. The various tons are defined as units of mass. [2]