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HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK [6 records]

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Record 1 2005-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Diesel Motors
CONT

For present purposes, the transportation sector in Canada may be divided into two groups: light duty vehicles and ’other transportation’. This latter group consists of medium- and heavy-duty gasoline-powered trucks, heavy-duty diesel trucks, off-road mobile sources (rail, marine, air transport) and other miscellaneous sources which use gasoline.

Key term(s)
  • heavy duty diesel truck
  • heavy duty diesel powered truck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Camionnage
  • Moteurs diesel
OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

A container that carries a quantity of material which is in a free-flowing liquid or dry state and contained within industrial packaging without the use of inner containers.

CONT

Intermediate bulk containers(IBCs), also called semibulk containers, are larger than conventional drums and heavy-duty shipping bags but smaller than a bulk vehicle(eg. a tanker truck). One of its major distinguishing features is the absence of protrusions(eg, bilges) for manual handling. It is, by definition, designed for mechanical handling... IBCs contain the product directly, unlike box pallets... which generally contain packaged products. IBCs are available in many different materials. Those that carry solids are generally made of rigid or collapsible metal, rigid plastics; corrugated paperboard; wood or reconstituted wood; heavy-duty coated fabric; or plastic-tape fabric. Those that carry liquids are generally made of rigid metal; rigid plastic; corrugated paperboard; or flexible materials(eg, rubber-coated fabric, or polyurethane film).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
OBS

«Grand récipient pour vrac» est le terme recommandé par le comité d'experts des Nations Unies à Genève, qui s'est penché sur la question du transport des marchandises dangereuses. Quant à «conteneur semi-vrac», il a été utilisé par le groupe de travail 7 du sous-comité 3 du Comité européen de normalisation technique de l'emballage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

Heavy-duty straight truck equipped with tandem steering axles and a rear tandem drive axle.

OBS

Some tandem-tandem vehicles are equipped with a front driving axle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Camion porteur lourd muni de deux essieux directeurs en tandem à l'avant et d'un pont tandem à l'arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
DEF

Transportador pesado que tiene dos ejes de dirección en tándem adelante y dos ejes en tándem atrás.

OBS

Algunos vehículos de este tipo tienen un eje delantero de dirección y tracción.

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Record 4 1992-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
Key term(s)
  • heavy-duty truck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Camionnage

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

Air Pollutant Emissions. ... Sector Description. For present purposes, the transportation sector in Canada may be divided into two groups: light duty vehicles and ’other transportation’. This latter group consists of medium- and heavy-duty gasoline-powered trucks, heavy-duty diesel trucks, off-road mobile sources (rail, marine, and air transport) and other miscellaneous sources which use gasoline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Education

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Pédagogie
OBS

Titre de cours collégial.

Spanish

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