Cargon

Quick meaning: Cargon is a noun meaning (New Zealand, transport) A type of wheeled pallet used for movement of goods without the need of a forklift.

Meaning

(New Zealand, transport) A type of wheeled pallet used for movement of goods without the need of a forklift.

Example Sentences

Engineers from New Zealand Government Railways then worked with SAFE to create the cargon system, a pallet and transfer system to speed up the loading and unloading process.

Freight shippers are being urged to use trucks without trays, so that the cargon itself provides a combined tray and load that can be replaced by one withdrawn from an incoming aircraft.

The load is made up in the freight depot and stowed and tied down on flooring with rollers underneath, known as cargons. The complete load on its linked set of cargons is then transported to the aerodrome by road.

An unusual feature of the dairy is the use of 'cargons' — wheeled metal pallets that hold a stack of crates and enable them to be handled both in the dairy and at the depots without having to use fork lift trucks.

Word Forms

• cargons

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cargoe, cargason, cargazon, caddy, carrus, cargoship.

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