Outsize cargo
Changing short description from "Cargo transported by outsize cargo transport methods" to "Unusually large transported goods"
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{{Short description|Unusually large transported goods}} |
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'''Outsize cargo''' is a designation given to goods of unusually large size. This term is often applied to cargo which cannot fit on standardized transport devices such as [[pallet|skids (pallets)]] or [[shipping container|containers]]. This includes military and other vehicles.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074847/http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/vistas/mobch2.pdf Air Mobility Operational Requirements, USAF]{{cite book|title=Moving U.S. Forces|year=1997|publisher=US DOD|pages=72}} |
'''Outsize cargo''' is a designation given to goods of unusually large size. This term is often applied to cargo which cannot fit on standardized transport devices such as [[pallet|skids (pallets)]] or [[shipping container|containers]]. This includes military and other vehicles.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074847/http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/vistas/mobch2.pdf Air Mobility Operational Requirements, USAF]{{cite book|title=Moving U.S. Forces|year=1997|publisher=US DOD|pages=72}} |
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