Trucks

Trucks book cover — MOTORMANA TRUCKS Written by PENNY WORMS Smart Apple Media

Trucks — page 1 — TRUCKS rucks are the biggest vehicles on our roads They lift haul and travel long distances carrying goods and equipment Without trucks many of the things we buy everyday would not be there TO THE RESCUE Trucks have many uses but probably the most An important is saving lives Some trucks are turned Go into ambulances left Some are used for fighting fires Others carry people and equipment to where they are desperately needed JS

Trucks — page 2 — POWER TRAIN All trucks need powerful engines right They mostly run on diesel fuel and the size is dependent on the size of the truck and the loads it has to pull Trucks need more gears than cars and have more wheels to spread the weight of their loads TYPES OF TRUCK There are two types of trucks A rigid truck has a fixed frame The back and front cannot be separated An articulated truck is in two or more parts below Articulated trucks are known as tractor trailers semi trailers or semi trucks The tractor is the cab and engine This pulls a trailer that can be detached D TIRIO Q

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