Truck

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1898 "NW First Truck"
Truck carrying a large load in India
Jingle trucks on Karakoram Highway in Pakistan
A truck (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, also[1] called a lorry i
n the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo
. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being
mechanically similar to an automobile. Commercial trucks can be very large and
powerful, and may be configured to mount specialized equipment, such as in the c
ase of fire trucks and concrete mixers and suction excavators.
Modern trucks are largely powered by diesel engines exclusively, although small
to medium size trucks with gasoline engines exist in the US. In the European Uni
on, vehicles with a gross combination mass of up to 3,500 kilograms (7,716 lb) a
re known as light commercial vehicles, and those over as large goods vehicles