CoPilot

1) A system for intelligent cruise control of heavy trucks and coaches. A product of German manufacturer MAN and part of MAN’s contribution to the Prometheus European road safety project.

COP

1) (1) Code of Practice. (2) Custom of port. Shipping term (3) Conformity of Production. Document issued to international hauliers whose vehicles have a lower NOx emission than older vehicles. Needed for road transit in Austria.

Converter dolly

1) Two-wheeled axle (ie in law a trailer) which has a drawbar for towing purposes and on which is mounted a fifth-wheel plate for coupling to an articulated semi-trailer to form a drawbar-type trailer (ie in law a composite trailer).

Conventional

1) Term for North American-style heavy truck where engine is ahead of the driver’s cab. See also Bonnet.

Controlled parking zone

1) A restricted parking/access zone for specific categories of vehicle, normally operated by a fee-paying permit or ‘Pay and Display’ system. Usually patrolled to detect non-payers.

Control group cycle counting

1) The repeated physical inventory taking of a small ‘control group’ of parts, in the same locations, within a very short time frame to verify the design of a new inventory process. It is the only form of cycle counting not truly used to measure inventory record accuracy. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG)