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Tracks fitted in the roof of vehicles to carry rollers e.g. on curtainsider curtains and sliding roofs.

C shaped structural components of base frames in which support legs, fittings for gas springs etc. can be integrated.

Term used for air resistance coefficient.

Cables are used for many vehicle applications e.g. over-running brakes on car trailers or spare wheel winches.

Used at the front of many vehicles including low loaders to assist loading e.g. used to pull broken down cars onto car transporters.

Longitudinal section on the outer edge of a roof that may be right angled or rounded.

Trailer or vehicle for transporting cars.

General term for cargo control equipment which is a compulsory requirement for safety.

Cargo control track, usually fitted to side-walls or set in flooring.

Used extensively in vehicle bodywork especially box bodies where cargo is controlled with shoring poles. Track can be fitted in side walls or in the floor and roof.

Product name for steel swap bodies from German manufacturer Thyssen.

Cell Broadcast Service. A GSM service for transfer of short messages between groups.

System for automatically opening and closing curtainsider curtains – manufactured by the German company Wihag.

Calculated from vehicle weight and dimensions. The lower the centre of gravity the better the road holding.

Term used for the standardisation of swap bodies.

Universally used term for vehicle sub-structure.

Used as flooring in foodstuff and refrigerated vehicles often with folded edges to form a three-sided sump which is watertight and easy to clean.

Metal sheets with textured surface used as non-slip flooring e.g. in refrigerated vehicles.

Used as flooring in foodstuff and refrigerated vehicles often with folded edges to form a three-sided sump which is watertight and easy to clean.

Part of a well-equipped horse trailer. Used to help support the standing horse and prevent injury in an accident.

Cleaning system for tanker vehicles.

Urban distribution traffic.

Anti theft equipment for rear barn doors with external locking gear.

Various internal dimensions in bodies and trailers are called clear dimensions.

Uninterrupted loadable area

Name of manufacturer and anti-spray mudflap system. Fitted behind the mudguards. The mudflaps prevent water spraying out from the side of the vehicle and thus improves conditions for the following traffic.

Cargo control system from the German manufacturer Kögel.

Vehicles for transporting coils must have adequate methods of securing the coils e.g. a strong chassis design, suitable for 30 tonnes over a length of 1.5 m, a coverable and fitted coil trough with a diameter of 900 – 2000 mm, safety posts to VDI standards and reinforced lashing points in the chassis.

Aggregate with single tyre swing axles centrally mounted above.

A type of rear tail-lift which lifts vertically on the rear frame. Low weight system with capacity up to 1 tonne.

Abbreviation for combined road/rail transport.

Leading manufacturer of tilt and curtain material.

Mobile mixing drums from 6 – 10 m³ built on trailers or rigids.

Modern trailer axles are developed with conical bearings because they offer better and smoother running.

Spiral cables for connecting electrics (electroflex), air (airflex) or hydraulics.

Term for connectors on pressure pipes, measuring equipment, etc. on tank vehicles.

Universally used term for ISO containers that travel by ship, road and rail.

Securing fittings on chassis for transporting skips and roll containers.

Storage and handling area for containers and swap bodies.

To load bodies along their entire length it is necessary to remove any side posts with the cantrail remaining in place. For this the cantrail needs to be suitably reinforced to support the roof.

Bumpers fitted to rear of vehicles to help prevent damage when reversing to loading bays.

Corner fitting on containers and swap bodies.

Securing fittings on containers and swap bodies.

The distance in mm from the king-pin to the left or right front bottom corner of semi-trailer bodywork. This dimension is important for compatibility of tractor units – usually 2040 mm.

Equipment used to attach containers and swap bodies to vehicle or trailer chassis.

PVC material flaps spanning between opened sides of a sales trailer.

Lights fitted to the upper and lower corners of a body to show the outline of the body in the dark.

Corrugation is used in many vehicle components e.g. for strengthening side walls or to form recesses for cargo control tracks.

Another term for coupling.

Covers of various sorts – in particular the hinged cover used on car trailers.

Fine grain steel used for tipper bodies with exceptional surface hardness 480 – 560 HB i.e. 1630 N/mm².

Member running laterally across a body roof e.g. the bowed roof supports on a tilt body.

Gas handled and transported at low temperatures.

Term used for safety testing of swap bodies.

CSC requires strength of swap body floor to be at least 5460 kg/m².

Concentrated Short Messages. These are long SMS messages > 140 Bytes, comprising up to 255 SMS Messages (also known as Long SMS).

Leading European trailer rental company (name of the company is now T.I.P.).

Steel, stainless or plastic buckles using a webbing tailstrap with hook to vertically tension curtainsider curtains on the side rave.

Universally used term for vehicle bodies with sliding side curtains.

Vehicle bodywork with sliding side curtains. Allows fast loading/unloading from the side.

Semi-trailers with side curtain bodywork. Known internationally as curtainsiders.

Anti theft locking system for dry freight bodies with double rear barn doors, external locking gear.

Anti theft lock for container doors.

Components on containers which are used for lifting by grappler cranes and other handling equipment.