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09.06.2011 08:14 |
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Bi-lateral permit
1) Road haulage permit authorizing goods vehicle to enter or transit a foreign state with which the country of its registration has negotiated such rights - obtainable from International Road Freight Office.
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09.06.2011 08:12 |
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Bi-fuel vehicle
1) Vehicles (mainly cars and light vans, currently) designed to run on both conventional unleaded petrol or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Also known as alternative fuel vehicles (AFV).
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09.06.2011 08:10 |
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Bibendum
1) Name given to the Michelin Man, logo for the Michelin tyre company. He was 100 years old in 1998. Bibendum is a Latin word that means ‘let’s drink’ as in ‘Nunc est bibendum’, ‘Now for the drinks’. Not very appropriate in the driving or transport context!
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09.06.2011 08:08 |
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Bhp
1) Brake horse power. Imperial measure of the output of an engine in horsepower. See also DIN.
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Beyond economic repair (BER) |
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09.06.2011 08:05 |
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Beyond economic repair (BER)
1) Where the projected cost of repair, normally for a repairable or rotable item, exceeds a management-set percentage of the replacement value of the item concerned.
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09.06.2011 08:03 |
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Bendibus
1) Populist name for an articulated bus. Many seen in European cities.
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09.06.2011 08:13 |
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Bi-lateral agreement
1) A treaty between two national states (eg on road haulage movements). See also Multi-lateral agreement.
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09.06.2011 08:11 |
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BIFA
1) British International Freight Association (previously Institute of Freight Forwarders). Trade association for freight industry and particularly freight forwarding firms.
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09.06.2011 08:09 |
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Bias belted
1) Vehicle tyre constructed so that the ply cords are laid at alternate angles (of less than 90 degrees) and overlaid with a circumferential belt of at least two layers of inextensible cord also at alternate, but smaller, angles. Like diagonal ply tyre.
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09.06.2011 08:07 |
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BG
1) Nationality symbol for Bulgaria - to be shown on the rear of vehicles from that country.
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09.06.2011 08:04 |
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Berne Gauge
1) European standard rail loading gauge (not to be confused with track gauge).
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09.06.2011 08:02 |
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Benchmarking
1) A system of establishing standards or best practice (or comparing standards from other firms or industries) against which future operations are measured (ie against the benchmark). In transport such standards may relate to fuel consumption, reductions in empty vehicle running and improving load capacity.
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