MM77 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Subject says it all really... Someone explain to me pls.
Smudger105e Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Lorry is an english expression, truck is an americanism.
MM77 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Posted October 17, 2009 Lorry is an english expression, truck is an americanism. Thats exactly what I thought. But why did Jeremy Clarkson call a lorry a truck on a Top Gear episode I was watching (and it wasnt in America either).
2.8i Cossie Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 In Chambers Thesaurus, the very first entry under 'lorry' is 'truck' and the very first entry under 'truck' is 'lorry'! In everyday British English usage, they are nowadays effectively synonymous. In earlier times, a lorry tended to be flat and sideless - or with low sides - whereas a truck was more often enclosed to protect the cargo. Google
MM77 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Posted October 17, 2009 In Chambers Thesaurus, the very first entry under 'lorry' is 'truck' and the very first entry under 'truck' is 'lorry'! In everyday British English usage, they are nowadays effectively synonymous. In earlier times, a lorry tended to be flat and sideless - or with low sides - whereas a truck was more often enclosed to protect the cargo. Google Google, whats that?
Mr.Sumo Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Truck drivers will deliver anywhere ...... Lorry Drivers work for Tesco / Asda / Sainsburys.......and work for an Agency
Admin Vista Posted October 17, 2009 Admin Report Posted October 17, 2009 But both will drive 12" from your back bumper and overtake other trucks/lorry's at 2mph faster than the vehicle they're overtaking is going........ ESPECIALLY if there's only 3/4 of a mile of duel carriageway available and there's lots of cars behind them waiting to get past.
bortaf Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 I would have said a truck was an open backed lorry, as in pick-up truck, never heard the saying "pick-up lorry" whereas a lorry has closed sides ? as opossed to tother way round
Mr.Sumo Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 But both will drive 12" from your back bumper and overtake other trucks/lorry's at 2mph faster than the vehicle they're overtaking is going..... Lorry drivers get there licence from a Kelloggs packet and £2.99 voucher ....... ESPECIALLY if there's only 3/4 of a mile of duel carriageway available and there's lots of cars behind them waiting to get past. that"ll be the pathetic 53mph speed limit then....
mk1super Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Truck drivers will let you out Lorry drivers dont
Ken B Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 My new phone cant spell lorry on predictive but can spell truck.......
flyingbanana Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 But both will drive 12" from your back bumper and overtake other trucks/lorry's at 2mph faster than the vehicle they're overtaking is going........ ESPECIALLY if there's only 3/4 of a mile of duel carriageway available and there's lots of cars behind them waiting to get past. has to be done sometimes ...but then some car drivers havnt got a clue how to drive a cars
bomber1 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 But both will drive 12" from your back bumper and overtake other trucks/lorry's at 2mph faster than the vehicle they're overtaking is going........ ESPECIALLY if there's only 3/4 of a mile of duel carriageway available and there's lots of cars behind them waiting to get past. has to be done sometimes ...but then some car drivers havnt got a clue how to drive a cars with you all the way on that comment mr banana
bigglesmk2 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 But both will drive 12" from your back bumper and overtake other trucks/lorry's at 2mph faster than the vehicle they're overtaking is going........ ESPECIALLY if there's only 3/4 of a mile of duel carriageway available and there's lots of cars behind them waiting to get past. has to be done sometimes ...but then some car drivers havnt got a clue how to drive a cars with you all the way on that comment mr banana Hell yeah,If only i could show you the sort of caps cars expect me to pull into to let them by while we trying to do the bins If i can pull in then i do,but fook me even then they just sit there
evil knievel Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 They are essentially the same thing. If anything, I'd say a truck was a large car like a Jeep Cherokee or pickup or something. But most people would use Lorry and Truck to describe any HGV
Mr.Sumo Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Mr Banana , Bomber1 and Biggles....You So Know Thats true...all of it I asked my Father in Law ( he"s 73 by the way ) this question , and apparently it stems from the days of steam Locos etc , a " truck " was the reference to the cargo carrying carraiges......and a Lorry was the refernce / description used to the open sided vehicles that delivered said goods.... hope that clears that up
Ken B Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Did you know that the big american rigs in this country ie the Kenworths etc are classed by VOSA as locomotives and do not need a test certificate.
Mr.Sumo Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Did you know that the big american rigs in this country ie the Kenworths etc are classed by VOSA as locomotives and do not need a test certificate. i never knew that
Ken B Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Nor did I until in our local paper last week, a guy got stopped by our local plod, as the Kenworth lorry/truck/locomotive he was driving didn't show up as having a test certificate. Despite him telling the plod why, they insisted it should be tested and hauled him over the coals for it. It ended up in court where basically he proved the plod wrong with back up from a VOSA official letter and the case was dropped.
Admin Vista Posted October 18, 2009 Admin Report Posted October 18, 2009 VOSA aside, I'm inclined to agree with PLOD. Why don't they need to be MOT tested? Surely it's in every motorists interest for every vehicle on the roads to be subject to some form of safety testing?
Ken B Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Must be something to do with construction and use laws. Annoyingly or perhaps rather understandably it didnt explain. But here lorries over certain age do not need to be tested anyway, though in this case I suspect this wasn't the reason. Having talked to my friend whos into steam and old lorries, he seemed to think its something to do with the way they are built in the USA, weights size etc. where they are classed as locomotives there, though he didnt know for definate.
Mr Sam Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 heres what google images reccons, im picking the first image that pops up under each name first off Truck Lorry
Mr.Sumo Posted October 19, 2009 Report Posted October 19, 2009 That bottom pic of the Volvo FH , was taken down in Cornwall if i remember correctly..... the foriegn driver was relying on his Prat-Nav for directions and got stuck in that lane for 2 weeks
FredTransit Posted October 19, 2009 Report Posted October 19, 2009 Truck = American Lorry = British As for that Volvo, WHY did it take 2 weeks to get it out of there? As for the yank trucks not needing an MOT/plate, I would have thought they would have to be EEC type approved to be registered here.
JP. Posted October 19, 2009 Report Posted October 19, 2009 Well that makes me a lorry driver...........
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