Terminal tractor

A terminal tractor, known in the United States as a spotting tractor, yard truck, yard goat, yard jockey or mule, is a semi-tractor intended to move semi trailers within a cargo yard, warehouse facility, or intermodal facility, much like a switcher locomotive is used to position railcars. Distinctions between a terminal tractor and a regular road truck are several and noticeable: Autocar, Capacity Truck, Tico and Kalmar terminal tractors are manufactured in North America. One of many European manufacturers is Dutch company Terberg who now has distribution in Florida.

Terminal tractor

A terminal tractor, known in the United States as a spotting tractor, yard truck, yard goat, yard jockey or mule, is a semi-tractor intended to move semi trailers within a cargo yard, warehouse facility, or intermodal facility, much like a switcher locomotive is used to position railcars. Distinctions between a terminal tractor and a regular road truck are several and noticeable: Autocar, Capacity Truck, Tico and Kalmar terminal tractors are manufactured in North America. One of many European manufacturers is Dutch company Terberg who now has distribution in Florida.