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YARD TRACTOR [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

Fifth wheel, mounted on a yard tractor, the height of which is hydraulically or pneumatically controlled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
DEF

Sellette d'attelage montée sur un tracteur de manœuvre et dont la hauteur peut être réglée hydrauliquement ou pneumatiquement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Quinta rueda montada en un tractor de maniobras cuya elevación puede ajustarse hidráulica o neumáticamente.

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Record 2 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
OBS

Optimum positioning of yard equipment. 1) Control of work instruction to yard equipment, tractor and quay side crane. 2) Automatic identification of container's location. 3) Controlling of cargo handling by yard equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
OBS

[...] une importante quantité de matériel lourd sera déplacée le long du tracé du pipeline. Il s'agit notamment de grues latérales, de grues articulées et d'autres véhicules de taille imposante.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
DEF

Load-bearing wheeled vehicle designed to be towed on the ground by an industrial tractor or truck.

CONT

Tractor-trailer or trackless trains are motorized versions of industrial(narrow-gage) railroads.... Industrial tractors... are used primarily for service along loading platforms and in yard operations. Of industrial trailers, those with caster steer have good trailability(that is, they follow closely the path established by the tractor) ;those with four-wheel steer are rated as having excellent trailability... and those with fifth wheel(wagon) steering are effective with heavy loads.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
DEF

Véhicule sur roues porteur de changes, conçu pour être tiré au sol par un tracteur industriel ou un chariot automoteur.

CONT

Remorques de manutention. [...] Le s remorques sont généralement munies de roues fixes et de roues mobiles; celles-ci peuvent être des galets pivotant librement autour d'un axe vertical; elles peuvent aussi être montées sur un essieu pivotant [...] Certains types de remorques peuvent être munis de crochets d'attelage automatique.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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