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What does Trailer mean in logistics?
Short answer
An unpowered load-carrying vehicle pulled by a separate tractor (prime mover). Flatbed and skeletal trailers carry containers, steel, machinery and long loads.
In Indian trade "trailer" usually means a 40 ft flatbed or container trailer pulled by a tractor head. Trailers carry the heaviest regular loads and port containers. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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- Also called
- tractor-trailer, flatbed trailer, articulated truck
- Category
- Road
- Related terms
- Low-bed trailer, Semi-low-bed trailer, Port haulage (drayage), Hydraulic axle trailer
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