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A truck or lorry (either term is correct and both have historical significance however truck is used more frequently) is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight by road. Commercial trucks come in many varied formats and sizes to suit the cargo they carry. Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) is a term used to measure their size and generally varied from 4.0tonne to over 50tonne. Trucks can be very large and powerful, and may be configured to mount specialized equipment, such as in the case of fire trucks and concrete mixers and suction excavators. Modern trucks are powered by either of combustion gasoline or diesel engines, with the latter dominant in commercial applications and industrialisation have led to the commercial distribution of consumption.
They come in with many different axle configurations, 4x2, 6x2, 6x4, 8x4 are most common.
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A winter service vehicle is used to clear thoroughfares of ice and snow. Winter service vehicles are usually based on dump truck chassis, with adaptations allowing them to carry specially designed snow removal equipment. Many authorities also use smaller vehicles on sidewalks, footpaths, and cycleways. Road maintenance agencies and contractors in temperate or polar areas often own several winter service vehicles, using them to keep the roads clear of snow and ice and safe for driving during winter. Airports use winter service vehicles to keep runways and taxiways free of snow and ice, which, besides endangering aircraft takeoff and landing, can interfere with communication equipment. The earliest winter service vehicles were snow rollers, designed to maintain a smooth, even road surface for sleds, although horse-drawn snowploughs and gritting vehicles are recorded in use as early as 1862. The increase in motor car traffic and aviation in the early 20th century led to the development and popularisation of large motorised winter service vehicles.
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Hummer was a brand of trucks sold by General Motors that marketed three vehicles: the original Hummer H1, based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee), along with the Hummer H2 and the Hummer H3 — based on other, smaller civilian-market vehicles.
The brand was not transferred to Motors Liquidation Company as part of the GM bankruptcy; instead, it was retained by GM in order to investigate selling the brand.
Chinese automaker Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company announced in 2009 that it would acquire the Hummer brand, pending government approvals. However, the Chinese industrial equipment maker withdrew its bid after failing to win approval from Chinese regulators. According to Reuters, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China rejected the deal on February 24, 2010, but a spokesperson for ministry denies that it rejected the application that has been stalled for eight months.
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- November 25: Canadian politician Manmeet Bhullar dies aged 35 after traffic collision
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Road train in Australian Outback Volvo NH15.
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- ...that Route 17 (pictured) in New Jersey was renumbered from Route 2 in 1942 to match New York State Route 17 and provide a single number for military caravans during World War II?
- ...that Wurzbach Parkway, an unnumbered freeway in San Antonio, Texas, does not connect directly to the city's other freeways?
- ...that Pennsylvania Route 163 never strays more than 250 feet (76 m) from the Mason–Dixon Line?
- ... that State Highway 7 in the US state of Minnesota follows the Minnesota River National Scenic Byway along Lac qui Parle by the state line?
- ...that critic H. L. Mencken panned the proposed renaming of Wilkens Avenue in Baltimore as Sunset Boulevard in 1932?
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A machine tearing up one of the main streets leading into Brugge, Belgium.
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