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Term of the Road Dictionary

bimodal trailer

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Trailer which is able to carry different types of standardized unit loads, e.g. a chassis which is appropriate for the carriage of one forty-foot equivalent unit or two twenty-foot equivalent units [EN 14943].

bimodaler Anhänger

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Anhänger, der verschiedene Arten genormter Einheitsladungen transportieren kann, z. B. ein Fahrgestell, das geeignet ist für den Transport einer 40-Fuß-ISO-Containereinheit (FEU) oder zweier 20-Fuß-ISO-Containereinheiten (TEUs) [EN 14943].