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| Agitator | A bowl fitted to the rear of a standard rigid truck, used to transport and mix concrete form a batching plant to a construction site. |
| B-Double | An articulated vehicle with a second Semi-Trailer attached to the rear of the first Semi-Trailer by means of a turntable. |
| Bogie Driver | A Prime Mover or truck with two drive axles at the back. A 6×4 or, if twin steer, 8×4 vehicle. |
| Cab-over or Cab Over Engine (COE) | A truck with the cab mounted directly above the engine and front axle. |
| Combination Vehicle | A truck towing one or more trailers. |
| Converter Dolly or Dolly | A unit designed to convert a Semi-Trailer to a Dog Trailer. |
| Curtainsider or Tautliner | A van-type body with curtain sides that are held down by straps attached to the tie-rail and pulled tight lengthwise by a ratchet. |
| Dog | A device used to tension chains when securing loads. |
| Dog Trailer | A trailer with two axle groups, the front group being steered by the drawbar coupled to the towing vehicle. |
| Excavator | A vehicle consisting of an articulated arm, bucket and cab mounted on a pivot. |
| Flat Top | A truck, trailer, or Semi-Trailer that has a flat goods-carrying area without sides. |
| Frig Pan | A refrigerated pantechnicon or van, with the body often now made of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) and usually having a diesel-powered refrigeration unit at the front. |
| Gates | Frames used at the front, sides and rear of the load-carrying platform to contain the load. |
| Jinker | A trailer designed to transport long logs. |
| Pantechnicon, Pantech or Pan | A completely enclosed van body on a rigid vehicle or Semi-Trailer (eg. furniture van). |
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| Prime Mover | A short wheel based truck used to tow a Semi-Trailer. |
| Rigid Motor Vehicle | A vehicle without a trailer. |
| Road Train | Either a truck hauling two or more trailers, or a Prime Mover hauling one or more Semi-Trailers connected by dollies. |
| Semi or Semi-Trailer | A Semi-Trailer has one axle group at the rear and is designed so that the front is supported by the Prime Mover. |
| Skeletal or Skel Trailer | A trailer or Semi-Trailer that has no tray but has attachments fitted to the frame for the carrying of goods (eg. Twist locks for containers, or bolsters for logs or timber). |
| Stock Crate | A truck or trailer body built for carrying livestock. |
| Table Top | Truck with a flat bed or tray body. |
| Tipper, Tip-Truck or Tip-Trailer | A truck or trailer which can discharge its load by tilting the cargo body. |
| Triple Tri-Axle or Triple | A combination of a Prime Mover, Semi-Trailer and two trailers. A three trailer road train. |
| Turntable | A device for coupling a Prime Mover to a Semi-Trailer. The three basic types are greasy plate, ball race and fixed. |
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