Container truck
Definition
A heavy-duty vehicle designed, equipped, or structurally adapted from manufacture for the automated or specialized transport, loading, and unloading of cargo containers. It features a reinforced chassis and mechanical or hydraulic quick-fastening systems, ensuring the safety and streamlining of long-distance intermodal logistical flows.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Container truck
- Container carrier
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter or masculine noun with standard structural and contextual plural variations. |
| Formation | Compound word formed from the prefix 'auto-' (self-propelled) and the noun 'container'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.kon.taj.ˈner] |
| Source | Glossary of International Transport and Supply Chain Operations |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Un autocontainer modern a intrat în terminalul vamal pentru a prelua mărfurile sosite din port.
EN: A modern container truck entered the customs terminal to pick up the cargo arriving from the port.
RO: Compania de transport a investit în achiziționarea unui autocontainer cu suspensie pneumatică pentru rutele europene.
EN: The transport company invested in purchasing a container truck with air suspension for European routes.
RO: Șoferul a parcat noul autocontainer în spațiul special amenajat pentru securizarea sistemelor de prindere.
EN: The driver parked the new container truck in the area specially designated for securing the fastening systems.
Idioms & Phrases
Autocontainer hidraulic / Hydraulic container truck
RO: Vehicul greu dotat cu brațe articulat-hidraulice pentru auto-încărcarea și descărcarea containerelor fără macara externă.
EN: A heavy vehicle equipped with articulated hydraulic arms for self-loading and unloading containers without an external crane.
Flotă de autocontainere / Container truck fleet
RO: Totalitatea vehiculelor specifice deținute de o firmă de logistică pentru transportul rutier de cutii intermodale standardizate.
EN: The total number of specific vehicles owned by a logistics firm for the road transport of standardized intermodal boxes.
Autocontainer de mare tonaj / Heavy-duty container truck
RO: Autovehicul configurat structural pentru a suporta greutatea maximă admisă a containerelor maritime de mari dimensiuni.
EN: A motor vehicle structurally configured to withstand the maximum allowed weight of large maritime containers.
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