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TURNPIKE DOUBLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-05-12

English

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

Common configurations of LCVs [long combination vehicles] observed in Canada include a tractor pulling: two long trailers [of] 48' (14.6 m) or [of] 53' (16.2 m), called Turnpike doubles; ...

French

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

Les trains triples sont encore chose commune aux États-Unis, mais leur popularité a baissé au Canada. Les trains routiers observés à l'heure actuelle sont principalement des trains doubles Turnpike, utilisés seulement sur les routes à quatre voies séparées en Colombie-Britannique, en Alberta, en Saskatchewan, au Manitoba, en Ontario, au Québec, au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Nouvelle-Écosse.

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