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a truck that crossed the Atlantic and came back speaking British.
means A large motor vehicle for carrying goods or cargo by road — what Americans would call a truck.
from From the verb 'lurry,' meaning to pull or drag, which gave its name to a low, flat wagon used on railways and tramways in the 19th century. The deeper root of 'lurry' is uncertain — possibly a dialect word, perhaps echoing the effort of hauling. When motorised versions arrived, the name simply climbed aboard, and the lorry rolled on into British English while America took the road marked 'truck.'
- name origin
- Likely from dialect 'lurry,' meaning to pull or drag
- convoy rule
- UK motorways legally cap them at 60 mph
- phantom traffic
- Lorry braking creates miles-long jams from nothing
- blind spots
- A driver can lose a whole car beside them
- global fleet
- Road freight moves most goods on Earth
scania r series — swedish heavy-duty truck manufacturer's flagship model, most popular in europe since 2004
volvo fh16 — swedish long-haul truck with 16-liter engine, used across scandinavia and eastern europe
man tgx — german heavy truck used extensively in logistics across eu, produced since 2000