armored truck
Fortified money transport
An armored truck is a heavily reinforced vehicle designed to transport cash, valuables, or other high-security cargo.
These trucks feature bulletproof panels, reinforced doors, and secure compartments, and are typically operated by security companies that service banks, ATMs, and retail businesses.
The term also applies to military vehicles with armor plating designed to protect personnel in combat zones.
The armored truck made its weekly pickup from the bank.
Theft through intimidation
- holdupTheft by threat
- stickupArmed robbery
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- cash grabExploitative moneymaking scheme
bandits · thieves · gangsters · hijacking · ambush · loot · score · caper
Ready spending funds
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- currencyMedium of exchange
- valuablesPossessions of significant worth
- payrollStaff wages collectively
bank deposits · gold bars · coins · jewelry · securities · precious metals · casino chips · sealed bags
Watchful defensive attention
- escortOne who accompanies another
- protectionGuarding against harm
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
checkpoint · armed response · cash-in-transit · patrol · perimeter · lockdown · tactical · GPS tracking
Armored car service
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
gun ports · steel plating · chassis · diesel · compartmentalized · windowless · livery · roll cage
Impact-resistant transparent barrier
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- vault doorReinforced entry to secure storage
- reinforced wallsStructures strengthened against force
- run-flat tiresWheels functional when deflated
defensive · hardened steel · shielded · tamper-proof · impact-resistant
robbery
Theft through intimidation
cash grab · bandits · thieves · gangsters · hijacking · ambush · loot · score · caper · mastermind
cash
Ready spending funds
payroll · bank deposits · gold bars · coins · jewelry · securities · precious metals · casino chips · sealed bags · manifest
guard
Watchful defensive attention
- escortOne who accompanies another
- protectionGuarding against harm
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
surveillance · checkpoint · armed response · cash-in-transit · patrol · perimeter · lockdown · tactical · GPS tracking · dye pack
Loomis
Armored car service
heavy-duty · gun ports · steel plating · chassis · diesel · compartmentalized · windowless · livery · roll cage · wheelbase
bulletproof glass
Impact-resistant transparent barrier
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- vault doorReinforced entry to secure storage
- reinforced wallsStructures strengthened against force
run-flat tires · defensive · hardened steel · shielded · tamper-proof · impact-resistant
- armored thingstank, knight, armadillo, turtle, battleship
- commercial vehiclesdelivery van, cargo van, panel van, tractor trailer, big rig
- heavy vehicleseighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig, bulldozer, excavator
- truckssemi, tractor-trailer, big rig, lorry, cement mixer
- armored vehiclestank, Stryker, Bradley, LAV, Humvee
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, cargo ship, container, cargo plane
armored truckgarbage truck
Vehicle collecting household waste
recycling truck · mail truck · moving van · ice cream truck · food truck
armored truckdelivery van
Commercial goods-hauling vehicle
cargo van · moving truck · freight truck · box truck · panel van
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