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dump truck
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a truck with a body that tilts or opens at the back for unloading.
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Trucks, imports set the pace in Canada.
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 5/18/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Strong demand for light trucks and import-brand cars...percent gain in April. Truck sales rose 8.5 percent...970 175,968 Imported truck 14,280 15,194 TOTAL TRUCK 199,250 191,174...sales are cars and trucks built in the U.S...
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Trucks are the wheel deal.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 3/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...with these great truck books and activities...Construction Trucks'' (Little Simon...into a vibrant, truck-filled world. Count the trucks, one to eight...paper plate. Dip the truck in the paint and paint trucks to your heart's...
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Trucks, imports set the pace in Canada
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 5/18/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...970 175,968 Imported truck 14,280 15,194 TOTAL TRUCK 199,250 191,174...sales are cars and trucks built in the U.S...Strong demand for light trucks and import-brand cars...percent gain in April. Truck sales rose 8.5 percent...
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Truck stop operators eye RV 'snowbirds' for potential profits in 1990s. (recreational vehicles)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 8/1/1991; 700+ words
; ...parking lots for 120 to 125 trucks, up to 80 cars, restaurant...shops and services. The truck stop industry, he adds...the truck industry, truck stop growth began to...of multipler-trailer trucks, called "doubles...Ragge recommends that new truck stops be built to handle...
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 "The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)")
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TRUCK BAN NOT THE CURE\ READERS FEAR DRIVING ON I-75.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 8/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...setting up dedicated truck lanes, lowering speed limits for trucks, and detouring...to say about a truck ban on I-75...Crestview Hills: "Trucks should be banned...problem is not a truck ban, it's getting everybody -- trucks and cars -- to...
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Hand trucks take to task efficiency and safety: customization improves delivery times.(Distribution)
Magazine article from: Beverage Industry; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...rugged use on and off trucks," Dalager says...companies make their hand truck purchase decisions...truck or a flat back truck," Dalager says...companies need their hand trucks to be multifunctional...supplies platform trucks, such as the EZY...aluminum platform truck that also ...
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Trucks sound off and spark basics' revival. (toy trucks) (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Playthings; 8/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...renewed attention to the truck aisles of toy stores around the country. Toy trucks have been pretty much...whole world thinks that trucks are no longer important...Cetera has dropped its truck department and absorbed...its preschool area. "Trucks have become
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 "Herald-News (Joliet, IL)")
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TRUCKS TRUMP CARS | BOOM IN LIGHT TRUCK MARKET HAS MANUFACTURERS
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 1/31/1999; 700+ words
; ...proposed increase in truck fuel economy standards...So, long term, "trucks" seem certain to exceed...car plants and add new truck plants. BMW, for example...C. Right now, light trucks are the industry's...moment, at least, light truck demand is growing faster...
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Used-truck glut throws new-truck sales into skid
Magazine article from: Journal of Business; 2/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...large volume of new trucks were rolled out nationally as truck makers fought for...Now, a lot of truck owners are looking to trade those trucks in, only to learn...them to buy new trucks. In some cases, observers say, truck owners still owe...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Trucks are traveling art galleries in Pakistan.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...driver has the most fabulous truck. These trucks have chains dangling from...shops sell miniature painted trucks. A painted Pakistani truck has been exhibited at the...truck art. And just like the trucks, truck yards are blasts of color...
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Mack Trucks, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...fixture in the U.S. truck industry, Mack Trucks, Inc. is one of...decided to make trucks with a capacity...engine ” truck, made a 7-ton...engine-driven fire trucks. By 1911 the Mack...Leading Gasoline Truck in America...
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SIC 3713 Truck and Bus Bodies
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...classified in SIC 3715: Truck Trailers. Other...stamped body parts for trucks and buses (SIC 3465...3537: Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailers...Industry Snapshot Truck sales tend to be...cement. Flat bed truck bodies were designed...different types of trucks. "Straight" or...
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SIC 7513 Truck Rental and Leasing, without Drivers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...without maintenance) of trucks, truck tractors, or semitrailers...in finance leasing of trucks are classified in Finance...leasing, of industrial trucks are classified in SIC...NAICS Code(s) 532120 (Truck, Utility Trailer and...
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USA Truck, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...just-in-time delivery. USA Truck serves the contiguous 48 states...subsidiary would be renamed USA Truck), following deregulation of...shipping. Deregulation allowed trucks to travel any route without...unloading freight and required fewer truck terminals for storage. Deregulation...
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SIC 3715 Truck Trailers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Organization and Structure Like heavy trucks, truck trailers are purchased for specific...these trailers are attached to a truck tractor to form triple pups...organization, fought to keep larger trucks off the roads. Truck trailers were manufactured in...
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