short ton
Two thousand pounds
A short ton is 2,000 pounds, the standard ton measurement in the United States.
It's called "short" to distinguish it from the long ton (2,240 pounds) used in Britain and the metric ton (2,204.6 pounds).
In American contexts, ton without a qualifier typically means short ton: The truck can haul twenty tons.
North American federal republic
- imperial systemNon-metric measurement standard
- freightGoods being transported
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
cargo · commodities · trade · bulk · transportation · logistics · coal · mining
Short ton measure
- massQuantity of matter
- unitIndividual part or measure
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
measurement · conversion · net weight · gross weight · tare · capacity · load · payload
United States
North American federal republic
- imperial systemNon-metric measurement standard
- freightGoods being transported
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
shipping · cargo · commodities · trade · bulk · transportation · logistics · coal · mining · steel
2000 pounds
Short ton measure
weigh · measurement · conversion · net weight · gross weight · tare · capacity · load · payload · deadweight
mining
Extracting earth's resources
metallurgy · quarry · aggregate · gravel · scrap · smelting · foundry · refinery · stockpile · raw materials