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10 Facts About Trucks

Here are 10 facts about trucks.

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10 Facts About Trucks

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  1. 10FACTSABOUT •TRUCKS•

  2. FACT #1 A TRUCK IS ALSO KNOWN AS A LORRY. FACT #2 TRUCKSAREVEHICLES GENERALLYUSEDTO TRANSPORTVARIOUSITEMS, OFTENLARGEANDHEAVY, FROMONEPLACETOANOTHER, ANDOFTENSPECIALTRUCK TRAILERSCANBEATTACHED TOTHEVEHICLE.

  3. FACT #4 FACT #3 Theword ‘truck’ was usedasearlyas1611, in referencetothespecial heavydutywheelson thecanoncarriagesofa ship, andby1771was usedinreferenceto cartsdesignedtocarry heavyloads. MOSTTRUCKS RUNONDIESEL, WHICHGIVES BETTERFUEL ECONOMY.

  4. FACT #5 FACT #6 IN MANY COUNTRIES, A SPECIAL LICENCE (DIFFERENT TO A GENERAL DRIVER’S LICENCE) IS REQUIRED FOR A PERSON TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE A TRUCK. Truckscomeinvariousshapes andsizesandhaveacab, an engine, chassis, wheels, suspension, andsometimesa sleepingareainthecab, especiallyinlargetrucks designedtotravellongdistances.

  5. FACT #8 FACT #7 IN 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE WERE 500,000 TRUCK ACCIDENTS WITH OVER 5,000 RELATED DEATHS. IN2011, ISUZU, A JAPANESE COMPANY, MANUFACTURED THEMOSTTRUCKS INTHEWORLD, PRODUCING447,359 TRUCKSINTHE YEAR.

  6. FACT #9 THE FIRST MOTORISED TRUCK WAS BUILT IN 1896 BY GERMAN GOTTLIEB DAIMLER, WHO ALSO INVENTED THE FIRST MOTORBIKE AND TAXI. FACT #10 THEREARENUMEROUSDIFFERENTTYPESOFTRUCKS USEDFORDIFFERENTPURPOSES, INCLUDINGTIP TRUCKS, SEMITRUCKS, CONCRETETRUCKS, FIRE TRUCKS, REFRIGERATEDTRUCKS.

  7. SOURCES ARTICLE http://tenrandomfacts.com IMAGE https://truckerstoystore.com.au/

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