Aterminal tractor, known in the United States as ashag truck,shunt truck,spotter truck,spotting tractor,yard truck,yard shifter,yard dog,yard goat,yard horse,yard mule, yard jockey,yard spotter,hostler, ormule, is a kind ofsemi-tractor intended to movesemi-trailers within a cargo yard, warehouse facility, or intermodal facility, much like aswitcher locomotive is used to position railcars. In the United Kingdom they are known asterminal lorries orterminal trucks.
Distinctions between a terminal tractor and a regulartractor unit include:
Since off-road versions do not have to drive on roads at highway speeds, a typical top speed is 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph).
The globalEV push has given rise to a large number of all-electric terminal truck manufacturers around the world. These trucks – used in both on-road and off-road fleet – claim to be zero-emission trucks.[2] Some of the notable manufacturers includeRoyal Terberg Group,Renault,Volvo, MAN, Orange EV, Motiv, Autocar, Kalmar, Mol Cy and Tevva. Orange EV is one of the largest suppliers of zero-emission terminal trucks in the United States.[3]
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