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• 2008 Icelandic lorry driver protests — The 2008 Icelandic lorry driver protests were protests started by lorry drivers in Iceland in early 2008. The protest came about due to increasing oil prices and working hours …   Wikipedia

• lorry — lor‧ry [ˈlɒri ǁ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri] noun lorries PLURALFORM [countable] TRANSPORT a large motor vehicle for carrying heavy goods; = TRUCK: • a strike by lorry drivers • We now have a fleet of 65 …   Financial and business terms

• lorry — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑truck ADJECTIVE ▪ big, heavy, huge, large ▪ ten ton, 12 tonne, etc. ▪ army …   Collocations dictionary

• driver — driv‧er [ˈdraɪvə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a person who drives a car, bus, train etc 2. something that has an important influence on other things: • Population growth is the biggest single driver of atmospheric pollution. 3. COMPUTING a program… …   Financial and business terms

• Driver CPC — The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) is a new qualification for professional bus, coach and lorry drivers. It has been introduced across Europe with the aim of improving road safety and helping to maintain high standards …   Wikipedia

• driver — n. 1) a lorry (BE), truck; mule; tractor driver 2) (BE) an engine driver (AE has engineer) 3) a learner (BE), student (AE) driver 4) a hit and run driver * * * [ draɪvə] mule student (AE) driver tractordriver truck …   Combinatory dictionary

• Lorry (horse-drawn) — Among horse drawn vehicles, a lorry was a low loading trolley. It was used mainly for the carriage of other vehicles, for example for delivery from the coachbuilders or returning there for repair.Its very small wheels were mounted under the deck… …   Wikipedia

• driver — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, good, safe ▪ bad, dangerous, reckless ▪ drunk, drunken, hit and run (e …   Collocations dictionary

• Lorry — Lorrie Lor rie, Lorry Lor ry, n.; pl. {Lorries}. [Prob. from lurry to pull or lug.] 1. A small cart or wagon moving on rails, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Truck driver — A truck driver (Commonly called a trucker, driver or teamster in the United States and Canada, a truckie or ute driver in Australia and New Zealand and a lorry driver or driver in Ireland and the United Kingdom) is a person who earns a living as… …   Wikipedia

• Laurie Driver — is a fictional character who occasionally appears in the cult comic, Viz. Most strips revolve around him murdering hitchikers and unsafe (and illegal) working practices, which this strip satirises.In one strip, he is stopped by a police… …   Wikipedia