Word lorry/Truck and Cranes - Indian Laws - General

Word lorry/ Truck and Cranes As per the Concise Oxford Dictionary Lorry means, (i) a large strong motor vehicle for transporting goods, etc., (ii) a long flat low wagon, or, (iii) a truck used on railways or tramways, As per Webster s II New River Side University Dictionary, The word lorry , in the meaning relevant to the present context, would mean, a motor truck . As per the Encyclopaedia Britannica , Truck is also called lorry . Truck is introduced in the following terms in the Encyclopaedia Britannica : Truck also called lorry any motor vehicle designed to carry freight or goods or to perform special services such as fire fighting. The truck was derived from horse-driven wagon technology, and some of the pioneer manufacturers came from the wagon business. Because of their speed and flexibility, trucks have come to carry a quarter of the intercity freight in the United States, and they enjoy an almost total monopoly in intracity freight delivery. As per Crane Hoist--McGraw Hill--Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology The truck crane is a unit consisting of a crane house and boom mounted on a truck chassis ... Originally assembled by contractors from crawler cranes and truck parts, the truck crane for years had been manufactured and sold as a unit. Although the truck crane is difficult to move on soft or slippery ground, it is highly mobile on a firm footing and is easily moved over roads and highways. Truck crane is described under the heading Crane in Encyclopaedia Britannica, as under: A commonly used type of small movable crane is the truck crane, which is a crane mounted on a heavy, modified truck. Such cranes frequently use unsupported telescoping booms; these are made up of collapsible sections that can be extended outward like the sections of an old nautical telescope or spyglass. The extension of the boom is usually managed hydraulically. Truck cranes make up in mobility and ease of transport what they lack in hoisting capacity. GUJCO CARRIERS VERSUS CIT - 2002 (2) TMI 48 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT