ingles instrumental (tradução)

Road transport

Road transport is perhaps the most visible and common means of conveyance because of the presence on our roads of a great number of lorries (GB) or trucks (US), whose variety stems from the necessity for carriers to meet the wide range of needs from shippers.
A road haulier (GB) or trucker (US) may own a fleet of vehicles, but part of their equipment can be rented from specialized firms for special shipments. They usually set up their business by determining a specific route and serving a few well-defined areas. Lorry drivers then commonly ply between the same cities and the experience they gain by so doing reinforces the efficiency of the service.
A semi-trailer - or articulated lorry -, with an important payload, is mostly resorted to for a long haul in order to reduce transport costs.
When an open-top trailer is used, a tarpaulin - or tilt - will protect the goods from the rain. A removal van carries all the furniture and belongings of a family moving houses. A tanker lorry is especially designed for the transport of liquid cargoes, whether foodstuff, oil products or chemicals.
Retailers and shopkeepers often have their orders brought to them by means of a delivery van.
More and more goods are transported in containers by both road and rail. This bimodal transport makes it necessary to tranship the goods from trains onto lorries in a piggy-back terminal.
Road transport depends on the road network. Not all roads can be used by any sort of lorry and if motorways and main roads - or trunk roads - are generally available, as well as dual carriageways in Great.
Britain, there may be a few limitations on secondary roads in order to prevent lorries from causing an obstruction - or "hold-up", "traffic-jam", "congestion". This may indeed be the case at certain junctions - or "crossroads" -, which is one of the reasons why these are gradually being replaced by roundabouts. In the same way, level crossings which halt the traffic at regular