among professional truckers.. the term "tractor-unit" is fairly common, and this is sometimes abbrev'ed to "tractor." Professionals, shmofessionals, mate. I'm taking a common or garden as-much-of-an-ignoramus-as-me perspective here.
I'm sure I've heard the front bit of an artic called something else. "Rig" is it?
>a wagon is always pulled by a horse or a team of horses..
or a railway locomotiveOh yes, as in a "goods wagon". I suppose not so much rail transportation of goods happens these days in the UK.
>>Brits wouldn't have a clue what a panel truck was.
now, I have to disagree with that one, except that we say panel van..better known among commercial drivers and operators than the gen.pubAs I said above regarding professionals...
Actually I can see there is a distinction between an old-fashioned standard (car-sized) van and, say, a Ford Transit van. The latter is more likely to have a door in the side as well as back doors, for one thing.
a truck is more likely to mean a hand cart with four wheels over here Hmmm, I would tend to think working lorry, as in tow truck, having said which I can't think of any other examples..
Rarely hand cart, but I wonder if this is a North-South thing?
It's a rich area, this, sure enough!
