Truck Accident Terms and Definitions

LTL Carrier company which consolidates less-than-truckload cargo for multiple destinations on one vehicle. Tandem Axle (Tandems) Pair of axles and associated suspension usually located close together. Dead-Heading Operating a truck without cargo. AVL (Automated Vehicle Location) Class of technologies designed to locate vehicles for fleet management purposes and for stolen vehicle recovery Sliding Tandem (Slider) Mechanism that allows a tandem axle suspension to be moved back and forth at the rear of a semitrailer, for the purpose of adjusting the distribution of weight between the axles and fifth wheel. Cargo Weight Combined weight of all loads, gear and supplies on a vehicle. Cabover (Cab-Over-Engine, COE) Truck or tractor design in which the cab sits over the engine on the chassis. GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) Total weight of a vehicle and everything aboard, including its load. GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) Maximum weight an axle is rated to carry by the manufacturer. Includes both the weight of the axle and the portion of a vehicle's weight carried by the axle. PTO (Power Takeoff) Device used to transmit engine power to auxiliary equipment.

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