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Lorry = EnglishTruck = American
Australians and New Zealanders call them trucks in addition to it being an internationally understood term in which lorry makes as much sense to a Latin American operator as Camion does to a Scandinavian or Slav etc.Which probably explains why I helped to make and drove fire trucks for export around the world while they were never called fire lorries even here.Also maybe why it’s not called lorrynet uk.
Generally, trucks are called Prime Movers or PM’s in Australia … further more most Fire trucks are called Fire engines or pumps … my a Father in Law is a 35 year vet of London Fire Brigade and they generally refer to them as Engines and pumps.
Picture the scene as they go flying out of the station with two pumps to rescue people from a tower block.Or a tower and a hose layer or multilift hookloader hazchem etc going to the scene of a house fire.Or a refinery tender being sent to deal with an air accident.
Or a Prime Mover driver tries to couple up a drawbar trailer to a tractor unit.Or tries to move a semi trailer tanker load with a rigid tipper.
Here we go again, have you ever been to Australia? Most units, are referred to as a prime mover, you know a vehicle that pulls a trailer … as for a wag and drag they are often referred to as a truck and dog (here in Nsw anyway) but you would know that wouldn’t you carry fast … oh and yes, in Australia, thye do use a primer mover tomcouple up to a wag and drag trailer … they use the A frame to couple to a 5th wheel then attach to said Dog… but you would know all this wouldn’t you… as said have you ever been to Australia■■?
Maybe, you didn’t read it correctly, I said the brigade generally refer to them as Engines and pumps …
I and most I know from the UK know then as Fire Engines… and if there was a tower block then thye would send a ladder to the block wouldn’t they … the general public wouldn’t say could you please send a fire lorry to a fire … they would say we need the fire brigade… As for an Air Accident unless it was on the public highway it would be dealt with by the airport fire service …