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26.07.2011 11:35 |
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Cargo manifest
1) An inventory of cargo loaded and shipped.
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26.07.2011 11:33 |
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Car sharing
1) A facility authorized under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 whereby vehicles with eight or less passenger seats may be used non-commercially (ie when the fares paid amount to less than the running cost of the vehicle, including depreciation).
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26.07.2011 11:31 |
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Car pooling
1) The sharing of cars by a number of commuters, frequently organized by an employer, a resident’s group, or the local authority.
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26.07.2011 11:29 |
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Capital allowance
1) In financial/accounting calculations, the amount of depreciation which the Inland Revenue will permit to be set against profits in respect of capital purchases (eg motor vehicles).
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26.07.2011 11:27 |
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CAP
1) Common Agricultural Policy. One of the EU’s ‘common’ policies intended to ensure harmonization throughout the Community (see also Common Transport Policy). Certain CAP-related goods are specially assessed by Customs for export and import purposes.
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26.07.2011 11:25 |
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Canal
1) Manmade inland waterway. In the UK BW manages and conserves 3,200 km of canals and inland waterways, including a number of major rivers used for freight haulage and leisure boating.
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26.07.2011 11:34 |
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Cargo
1) Another word for freight, used primarily in the shipping and air freight sectors.
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26.07.2011 11:32 |
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Car pound
1) A secure parking area to which police (or their contractors) remove illegally parked vehicles and those causing obstruction. The driver/ owner has to pay a fixed penalty and removal fees before the vehicle can be taken away. Often manned by Traffic Wardens and is the only occasion when they can demand to see a driver’s licence.
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26.07.2011 11:30 |
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Car-derived van
1) A vehicle defined in legislation for the purposes of speed limits; a goods vehicle constructed or adapted as a derivative of a passenger vehicle and having a maximum laden weight not exceeding two tonnes (ie this includes both closed-van type vehicles and open-back or pick-up type vehicles). See also Pick-up truck.
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26.07.2011 11:28 |
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Capacity management
1) A new term introduced in the late 1990s to describe the provision of additional hire vehicles (usually with driver) on a short/medium-term basis to supplement core owned-fleet at times of increased trading. BRS Ltd, the Volvo-owned former NFC road haulage company and now a major truck rental operator, is a key player in this market.
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26.07.2011 11:26 |
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Cantilever
1) Term used for vehicle tail-lifts (see also Tail-lift) to describe the action whereby the load platform is lowered on arms which swing under the rear of the vehicle. Alternative to vertical method of operation.
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26.07.2011 11:24 |
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CAN-bus
1) Controlled area network databus. A control system for electronics which, in heavy truck technology terms, replaces conventional wiring systems and allows such as engine performance data (fuel consumption, temperatures and operating hours, etc) to be displayed, recorded and downloaded - Volvo calls its system ‘TEA’ (Truck electronic architecture); Mercedes-Benz calls its system ‘Telligent’.
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