container truck

Freight-carrying vehicle

A container truck is a heavy vehicle designed to transport shipping containers, the standardized metal boxes used in global freight.

The truck chassis locks onto containers that move between ships, trains, and warehouses without unpacking contents: Container trucks lined up at the port terminal.

Also called a container hauler or, when referring to the combined unit, a container lorry in British English.

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eighteen-wheeler · rig · shipping · shipping lane · diesel · air brakes · highway · rest area · driver fatigue · loading · load capacity · dock · intermodal · flatbed · cab · chassis · port · logistics

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Manual two-wheeled vehicle

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Vessel carrying standardized freight boxes

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Vehicle for fare-paying travelers

passenger car · limousine · school bus · taxi · ambulance

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G