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2. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   A specialized set of jargon describe the tools, equipment, and employment sectors used in the trucking industry in the United States. Some terms may be used within other English-speaking countries, or within the freight industry in general (air, rail, ship, and manufacturing). For example, shore power is a term borrowed from shipping ...

3. TravelCenters of America - Wikipedia

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   TravelCenters of America LLC is the largest publicly traded full-service truck stop and travel center company in the United States. The company operates full service centers, convenience stores, and restaurants under the TravelCenters of America, TA, Petro Stopping Centers, TA Express, GOASIS brands ' TravelCenters of America is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, operates in 44 U.S. states, and ...

4. Logging - Wikipedia

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   McGiffert Log Loader in East Texas, US, c.1907. Lumber under snow in Montgomery, Colorado, 1880s. Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks [1] or skeleton cars.

5. Transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Truck driving is by far the largest freight transportation occupation, with approximately 2.83 million truck drivers. About 57.5 percent of these professional truck drivers operate heavy or tractor-trailer trucks and 28.2 percent drive light or delivery service trucks.

6. Logging truck - Wikipedia

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   Logging truck. A logging truck or timber lorry is a large truck used to carry logs. [1] Some have integrated flatbeds, some are discrete tractor units, and some are configured to spread a load between the tractor unit and a dollied trailer pulled behind it. Often more than one trailer is attached.

7. Rail inspection - Wikipedia

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   A list of methods used to detect flaws in rails: Ultrasound - the most popular method. Visual Inspection - Primarily using cameras to detect broken or cracked joint bars in bolted rail. Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI) - used for manual inspection of joint bars and rail ends. Eddy current inspection - great for surface flaws & near-surface flaws.