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• Jake brake
  An engine brake is a braking system used primarily on [[semi-truck]]s or other large vehicles that modifies engine valve operation to use engi ...ing the air is lost, so the engine does not effectively aid in slowing the truck. In a [[gasoline engine]], some engine braking is provided during closed-t
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  Air brakes are used in [[truck]]s, [[bus]]es, [[Trailer (vehicle)|trailers]] and [[semi-trailers]]. This i All trucks, truck tractors, and buses using air pressure to apply the service brakes must be
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• Axle
  ...Straight axles are used on [[train]]s, for the rear axles of commercial [[truck]]s, and on heavy duty [[off-road]] vehicles. The axle can be protected and [[Image:Triaxle_dump_truck_2005-10-06.km.jpg|thumb|250px|This dump truck has an airlift pusher axle, shown in the raised position.]]
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• Semi-automatic transmission
  Semi-automatic transmissions have also made its way into the truck and bus market in the early 2000s. [[Volvo]] offers its i-Shift on its heav
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• Live axle
  ...[[rear-wheel drive]] cars in the [[United States]]. It remains common on [[truck]]s and other heavy vehicles, owing to its greater potential robustness, but
  2 KB (360 words) - 22:35, 23 September 2009
• Non-synchronous transmission
  ...ound commonly in various types of [[tractor|agricultural]], [[Semi-trailer truck|commercial]], and military vehicles. Conversely, [[consumer]] [[automobile] *[[PTDI]] acronym for Professional Truck Driver Institute - pertains to U.S. only
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• Romanazzi
  ...utotreno_1952.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1952 Romanazzi Fiat 1100ELR Trailer Truck''' [http://www.fiatfuoriserie.it/index.htm <small>Source</small>]]]
  5 KB (728 words) - 18:15, 7 October 2009
• Bodywork
  ...ooden frame. This form of body-on-frame construction is still common for [[truck]]s.
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• Astra Trucks
  | Products || [[Truck]]s ...[[S.p.A.]] is an Italian company which produces trucks, construction dump truck, heavy transport vehicles and military vehicles. Astra was privately founde
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• Iveco
  '''Iveco''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[truck]], [[bus]], and [[diesel engine]] [[manufacturer]], based in [[Turin]], [[I In 1990, Iveco acquired 60% of ENASA, a leading truck manufacturer and makers of [[Pegaso]] brand of commercial vehicles in Spain
  10 KB (1,418 words) - 18:06, 23 March 2009
• Car body style
  ...]''' (or XUV) : A type of SUV which is based on a car platform rather than truck chassis. ...ng a separate cabin and rear load area, combining functions of a car and a truck.
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• Monocoque
  ...ominant technique in [[automobile]]s, though some vehicles (particularly [[truck]]s) still use the older [[body-on-frame]] technique.
  5 KB (829 words) - 10:46, 8 October 2009
• Tractor
  ...something of lacking in quality). An EPA tractor was simply an automobile, truck or lorry, with the passenger space was cut off behind the front seats, equi ...r the transport of freight of some kind over a significant distance (see [[semi-trailer]]). In England this type of "tractor" is often called an "[[artic]] [[cab]]
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• Fiat 508
  ...Fiat Truck 508C Nuova Balilla 1100 Furgone 1.jpg|<font color=>'''1938 Fiat Truck 508C Nuova Balilla 1100 Furgone''' [http://www.carandclassic.co.uk <small>S image:1938 Fiat Truck 508C Nuova Balilla 1100 Furgone 2.jpg
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• Officine Meccaniche
  '''Officine Meccaniche''' (OM) was an [[Italy|Italian]] car and truck manufacturing company, founded in [[1899]] in [[Milan]] as Societa Anonima ...1961 OM Titano Truck advertisement.jpg|thumb|right|260px|'''1961 OM Titano Truck advertisement''']]
  8 KB (1,279 words) - 12:01, 19 September 2017
• Transmission
  Most transmissions and [[gear]]s used in automotive and [[truck]] applications are contained in a [[cast iron]] case, though sometimes [[al
  12 KB (1,865 words) - 06:22, 26 September 2016
• René Dreyfus
  ...reyfus joined the [[French Army]], where in an ironic touch he served as a truck driver. In [[1940]], however, he was abruptly sent by the French government
  7 KB (1,106 words) - 08:41, 16 August 2009
• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...eavy springs, the actual spring rates for a 2000lb race car and a 10,000lb truck are very different. A luxury car, taxi, or passenger bus would be described
  29 KB (4,645 words) - 10:46, 8 October 2009
• Manual transmission
  ...automotive transmissions are now almost universally synchronised, heavy [[truck]]s and machinery as well as dedicated [[automobile racing|racing]] transmi
  40 KB (6,454 words) - 10:28, 15 July 2009
• Disc brake
  ...anufacture of grey iron for various applications. For normal car and light truck applications, the SAE specification is J431 G3000 (superseded to G10). This
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