美国的汽车公司非常注意改善汽车运输的技术和组织,因为运输费用已成为开支的很大一部分。福特公司为此研究出一种汽车运输系统,它包括了23个组装工厂,43个铁路转运站、7个海港终端等。为运输小汽车,采用四种型式的车辆:双层与三层无盖车辆,有侧护板车辆,有顶闭式车辆和无顶闭式车辆。 US car companies are paying great attention to improving the technology and organization of car transport, as shipping costs have become a large part of their expenses. To this end, Ford has developed a car transport system that includes 23 assembly plants, 43 rail transit stations, seven harbor terminals and more. Four types of vehicles are used for the transport of cars: double-deck and triple-deck vehicles, side guarded vehicles, roofed vehicles and roofless vehicles.