Static gauge

1) Physical dimensions of a railway vehicle at rest (see also kinematic envelope, gauge and loading gauge).

STARLS

1) State-of-the-art logistical solutions. Industry jargon for proposals put forward to clients by third-party distribution firms/consultants in connection with efficiency/cost improvements.

Standard 'O' licence

1) Form of operators' licence needed for carriage of goods for hire or reward on over 3.5 tonne pmw vehicles - covering national (ie UK) operations only or both national and international operations.

Staircase

1) A series (flight) of locks on a canal where the top gates of one lock are also the lower gates of the next (ie as at Bingley on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, and Foxton on the Grand Union Canal).

Stacker truck

1) Type of fork-lift truck used to stack pallets to a height or recover same.

SSP

1) Statutory sick pay. Pay to which employee is entitled after being off work sick for at least 4 days (ie PIW) - Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982.