As with all industry there are plenty of terms that get banded about below are a few of them and what they mean
- Goods in transit Insurance ? Simple the type of insurance you need to carry goods for hire or reward
- Hire or Reward ? been paid to carry goods or people
- Dummarage ? A charge a haulier may charge for delay to unloading /loading after a agreed unloading period has a lapsed
- Gwt ? Gross weight tonnage the maximum weight of a van/truck with the weight of it and the load combined
- Train weight ? The weight combined with a trailer
- C+E ? The licence required to drive the largest trucks on UK road the artic (Paul holds his C+E)
- Box Van ? A solid side van or Truck, like our Luton van
- Ton ? UK Ton = 1000kg
- Euro 6 ? Euro 1 - 6 is an engine emission spec set by the EU with Euro 6 been the latest our Van is Euro 6
- LEZ ? low emission zone/ London Emission zone which with our fleet been euro 6 meet there are numerous Lez in Europe in most cities
- DVSA ? Was Vosa and the Dvla they have merged (UK regulator )
- Light haulage ? (US ) Hauling of goods using vans and truck below 7.5 tons like our 3.5 ton Luton
- Euro Pallet ? Smaller than a standard pallet (about 2/3 size )
- Cubic metre ? https://europeanrelocationservicesspain.blogspot.com.es/2017/05/what-is-cubic-metre.html
- Bob tail ? This term only applies to articulated lorries but I have included it as it is a weird one what it means (and I don't know why it is called this) is when an artic runs unit only with no trailer
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