gritters
Winter road trucks
Gritters are vehicles equipped to spread grit, salt, or sand on roads during winter weather to prevent ice formation and improve traction.
In British usage especially, gritter refers both to the truck itself and sometimes to the workers who operate them.
Many UK councils have given their gritters whimsical names like "Gritney Spears" or "Gritter Thunberg," turning winter road maintenance into a source of local pride and humor.
Heavy cargo vehicles
- lorriesLarge road freight vehicles
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- snowplowsVehicles removing road ice
hopper · hydraulics · chassis · diesel · cab · depot · maintenance · GPS tracking
trucks
Heavy cargo vehicles
- lorriesLarge road freight vehicles
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
snowplows · hopper · hydraulics · chassis · diesel · cab · depot · maintenance · GPS tracking · driver
grittersstreet sweepers
Machines or workers cleaning roads
snowplows · snow ploughs · water trucks · plows · snow blowers
- gritted teeth
- gritted one's teethEndured something unpleasant determinedly