Know Your Trucks
Author(s): Patrick W. Dyer
Currently there are a dozen truck manufacturers whose vehicles you will commonly see on British roads. Starting with the 18-tonne class at which an HGV (now LGV) licence becomes necessary, Patrick shows examples from each producer. He goes up to the full 38/44-tonne articulated models. This is a book for novice enthusiasts of all ages in which they will find basic information about the tractor units, the wide variety of truck bodies and the wheel conformations. The liveries of a range of carriers are also shown, though some of the vehicles are demonstrators' models. Cut-away pictures make the engineering of the trucks crystal-clear. Opposite each full-page photograph, Patrick supplies basic information about the power and performance of the vehicles. He also gives details about the companies - their nationalities and group memberships.
Product Information
1. Flatbed Rigid 2. Flatbed Rigid (self-loading) 3. Flatbed Artic 4. Specialised Flatbed 5. Beaver-tailed Flat 6. Drop-side Rigid 7. Brick and Block Drawbar (self-loading) 8. Box Van Rigid 9. Box Van Drawbar 10. Box Van Traditional Drawbar 11. Box Van Artic 12. Step-frame Box Van Artic 13. Refrigerated Rigid 14. Refrigerated Artic 15. Curtainsider Rigid 16. Curtainsider Drawbar 17. Curtainsider Artic 18. Sling-a-Side Rigid 19. Sliding Canopy Drawbar 20. Tilt Articulated Trailer 21. Skeletal Container Artic 22. Container Drawbar (De-mountable) 23. Oil Tanker Rigid 24. Diesel Tanker Artic 25. Bulk Powder Artic 26. Vacuum Tanker 27. Machinery Carrier 28. Low Loader 29. Car Transporter Rigid 30. Bus Transporter Drawbar 31. Tipper-truck Rigid 32. Tipper-truck 8 x 4 Rigid 33. Articulated Tipper (Bulker) 34. Skip Truck 35. Hook Loader 36. Glass Carriers 37. Furtniture (Removal) Van 38. Logging Trailer 39. Concrete Mixer 40. Refuse Truck 41. Rigid Horsebox 42. Road / Rail Trucks 43. Heavy Haulage STGO Categories 44. Recovery Truck
General Fields
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- : Old Pond Publishing Ltd
- : Old Pond Publishing Ltd
- : 30 October 2009
- : 104mm X 155mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Patrick W. Dyer
- : 96
- : 629.224
- : Paperback
- : 44 photographs
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