leading truck
1leading truck — noun On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located in front of the driving wheels …
2leading truck — ˈlē noun : a swiveling frame mounted on two or four wheels under the front of a locomotive to guide it around curves and help carry the weight …
3Leading wheel — The leading wheel or leading axle of a steam locomotive is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. The axle or axles of the leading wheels are normally located in a truck (or bogie ). Leading wheels are used to help the …
4Truck scale — Truck scales are large, floor mounted weighing systems that can weigh entire vehicles and their contents. As the American name implies, they frequently weigh entire trucks. In the United Kingdom, they are called weighbridges. They can be surface… …
5Leading stock — Leading stock, which is usually applied to the stock market of Mainland China and Hong Kong, means stock of a certain company which has leading status in their business field, including scope, market share, market capital, turnover and profit.… …
6Pony truck — A pony truck, in railroad terminology, is a leading truck with only two wheels.Its invention is generally credited to Levi Bissell, who devised one in 1857 and patented it the following year. Hence the term Bissel bogie (spelt with one l ) or… …
7railroad truck — noun A chassis or framework like structure underneath a train to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. Syn: bogie, leading truck, trailing truck, wheel truck …
8pilot truck — noun : leading truck * * * pilot truck, an assembly of two or four wheels on a locomotive, forward of the driving wheels …
92007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — The 12th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season set off on February 16, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250, and ended on November 16, 2007 with the Ford 200 at Homestead Miami Speedway. Ron Hornaday …
102008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — The 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began on February 15, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250. The season will conclude on November 14 of that year at Homestead Miami Speedway with the Ford 200. The… …
