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Gardinenfahrzeug

English translation: Curtain-sided trailer or curtain-sider


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German term or phrase:Gardinenfahrzeug
English translation:Curtain-sided trailer or curtain-sider
Entered by: Barbara Cashin
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17:04 Sep 1, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / road haulage
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Region (target): English (United Kingdom)
German term or phrase: Gardinenfahrzeug
Text relates to requirements for collecting goods from a company. Unfortunately the context isn't much help.
Barbara Cashin
Local time: 13:24
curtain-sider
Explanation:
That's what it looks like to me, even without context. It's a vehicle with heavy plastic sheet sides which can be drawn back in the style of a curtain, and are secured by a rope or wire passed through eyelets in its edge and though metal loops in the trailer body.
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David Moore
Local time: 14:24
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This has been a great help. Thanks you to all. I forgot to mention that UK English was required. I didn't know if "curtain-sider" might be American and finally opted for "curtain-sided trailer" which gets quite a few hits.
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4 +1Curtainsider
petrolhead
4curtain-siderDavid Moore
3tautliner semi-trailer
Kim Metzger


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curtain-sider


Explanation:
That's what it looks like to me, even without context. It's a vehicle with heavy plastic sheet sides which can be drawn back in the style of a curtain, and are secured by a rope or wire passed through eyelets in its edge and though metal loops in the trailer body.

David Moore
Local time: 14:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 705
Grading comment
This has been a great help. Thanks you to all. I forgot to mention that UK English was required. I didn't know if "curtain-sider" might be American and finally opted for "curtain-sided trailer" which gets quite a few hits.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  petrolhead: curtain sides are fastened with straps, not with rope/wire (see: http://www.cuppers.nl/gebr0003.jpg)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Curtainsider


Explanation:
Type of truck ora trailer body with curtains for side walls

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-09-01 17:20:11 GMT)
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http://www.weka-trailergroup.de/pages/subpages/bottompages/g...

see how it works:
http://www.ladungssicherung.de/content/images/upload/curtain...

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bob.wallis/fawcettscurtainsider.h...



petrolhead
Poland
Local time: 14:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 2

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agree  xxxCMJ_Trans
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tautliner semi-trailer


Explanation:
Or maybe curtain-sided semi-trailer.
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Da die Geschichte pro Teil 11t wiegt, wirst du einen Kran bei der Verladung benötigen, sowie einen Tautliner Sattel (Gardinenfahrzeug) den man von oben Beladen kann. Mit beachten solltest du die Eindeckung einer Versicherung, da Warenwert 100.000€, und der Kunde in diesem Fall wohl kein "Verzichtskunde" sein wird! Was sich natürlich auch wieder auf den Preis auswirkt!

http://www.transportadressen.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=24...

Sattelkraftfahrzeug = articulated vehicle
Sattelcurtainsider = curtain-sided semi-trailer

Apart from our local fleet of tautliner rigids and semi trailer units located in each depot, our Interstate fleet comprises of 34 pallet tautliner B-Double units and 24 pallet tautliner units, all vehicles and trailers are fully maintain and serviced by our own in house workshop and team of mechanics who take pride in the vehicles they maintain, this is an area that reflects the reliability and service of M & V Brown and the equipment we operate to service our customers needs.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 511

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  petrolhead: "Tautliner" is a trade name owned by Boalloy; not restricted to semi-trailers (http://www.boalloy.org/staut.htm)
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