transport by truck
1Transport — or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. The term is derived from the Latin trans ( across ) and portare ( to carry ). Industries which have the business of providing transport equipment, transport services …
2truck stop — noun a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers • Hypernyms: ↑service station * * * a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping …
3truck — truck1 truckable, adj. /truk/, n. 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. 2. any of various… …
4truck — I [[t]trʌk[/t]] n. 1) trs a usu. large motor vehicle for carrying goods and materials, consisting either of a single self propelled unit or of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit 2) trs any of various wheeled frames, platforms, or carts… …
5transport café — noun A roadside café catering mainly for long distance lorry drivers • • • Main Entry: ↑transport * * * transport café UK US noun [countable] [singular transport café plural …
6Transport in Auckland — Transport in Auckland, New Zealand is defined by various factors, among them the shape of the Auckland isthmus (with its large lengths of coastline, and its assorted chokepoints [ Record number of roading projects on the go in Auckland in 2007/08 …
7Truck (disambiguation) — Truck may mean:Vehicles Transport* Truck * Pickup truck * Light truck * Forklift truck * Freight truck, a type of train carriage * Railroad truck, also known as a bogie * Hand truck, also a sack truck in the United Kingdom * Skateboard truck *… …
8truck — truck1 [truk] n. [< ? L trochus, a hoop < Gr trochos, a wheel, disk: see TROCHE] 1. Historical a small, solid wheel or roller, esp. one for a gun carriage 2. a small, wooden block or disk with holes for halyards, esp. one at the top of a… …
9Transport intermodal — Transport combiné, système ACTS Dans le domaine du transport de marchandises, le transport intermodal consiste à utiliser successivement deux ou plusieurs modes de transport pour réaliser le transport d une charge utile d un point origine à un… …
10Truck farming — is the cultivation of one or a few fruit or vegetable crops on a relatively large scale for transport to distant markets where the crop cannot be grown due to climate. This is contrasted to market gardening, where a variety of crops are grown on… …
