A pallet so designed that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from two sides only.
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ROLLING CARGO
A cargo which is on wheels, such as truck or trailers, and which can be driven or towed on to a ship.
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MARITIME
Located on or near the sea. Commerce or navigation by sea. The maritime industry includes people working for transportation (ship, rail, truck an
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WHARF
The place where ships tie up to unload and load cargo. A wharf typically has front and rear loading docks (aprons), a transit shed, open (unshedded) storage areas, truck bays, and rail tracks.
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PIGGYBACK
A rail transport mode where a loaded truck trailer is shipped on a rail flatcar.
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IMX
This is transportation shorthand for intermodal exchange. In an IMX yard, containers can be lifted from truck chassis to rail intermodal cars or vice versa.
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DEADHEAD
When a truck returning from a delivery has no return freight on the back haul, it is said to be in deadhead.
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TRACTOR-TRAILER
A truck that have three main units. The front section where the driver sits is called the cab or the tractor (because it pulls a load). Cargo is loaded into the metal box (container), which is loaded onto the wheel base called a chassis or a trailer.
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TRUCK
A heavy automotive vehicle used to transport cargo. In the maritime industry, cargo is often carried by tractor-trailers. The tractor is the front part of the vehicle, also called a cab. The trailer is the detachable wheeled chassis behind the tractor, on which containers or other cargoes are placed.
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DRAYAGE
Transport by truck for short distances; e.g. from wharf to warehouse..
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HEAVY HAULER
A truck equipped to transport unusually heavy cargoes (steel slabs, bulldozers, transformers, boats, heavy machinery, etc.)
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