1) "Tonka" -- As to tonka trucks
ton·ka bean
Pronunciation: 'tä[ng]-k&-
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch tonka(-boon) & Portuguese (fava-)tonca, perhaps of Cariban origin
: the coumarin-containing seed of any of several tropical American leguminous trees (genus Dipteryx, especially D. odorata) that is used in perfumes and as an artificial vanilla flavoring; also : a tree bearing tonka beans
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Tonka is a toy company most known for its signature toy trucks and construction equipment.

On September 19th, 1946 Mound Metalcraft was created in Mound, Minnesota with three men as partners. Lynn E. Baker, Avery F Crounse, and Alvin F Tesch. The first products produced by the fledgling company were two versions of a metal tie-rack. Their original intent was to manufacture garden implements. However when their building's former occupents, the Streater Company, attempted to market two metal toys and failed, the three men at Mound Metalcraft thought they might make a good side line to their other products. After some modifications to the design by Alvin Tesch and the addition of a new logo created by Erling Eklof with the Dakota-Sioux word "Tonka", which means "Great" or "Big", the company began selling metal toys. This soon became the primary business.^[1] On November 23nd, 1955, Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated.

The impact of the Tonka truck concept has been enduring and pervasive. In an ironic reversal of the toy as image of reality the Tonka toy truck has led to imitation and mimicry in the real world.

The company was purchased by Hasbro of Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1991.
The toy concept made real!
Tonka has produced a wide variety of toys over the years, including dolls and other toys aimed at girls. They have also produced a variety of computer games, including Tonka Raceway, and purchased the rights for the Sega Master System after Sega decided to stop competing against the Nintendo Entertainment System in the U.S.. However, the Master System's market share declined, since Tonka didn't have experience with video games and neither had an idea of how to market it properly.

Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights for various properties (including My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Tonka, Playskool, and Transformers) to Infogrames for USD$100 million in 2000, buying back the rights for USD$65 million in June 2005.^[2]

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2) "Trucks" -- As to tonka trucks
¹truck
Pronunciation: 'tr&k
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English trukken, from Anglo-French *truker, *troker, from Vulgar Latin *troccare, probably of imitative origin
transitive verb
1 : to give in exchange : SWAP
2 : to barter or dispose of by barter
intransitive verb
1 : to exchange commodities : BARTER
2 : to negotiate or traffic especially in an underhanded way : have dealings
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The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales
A truck is a large vehicle usually used for transporting bulk goods or other materials. The word "truck" comes from the Greek "trochos", meaning "wheel". In America, the big wheels of wagons were called trucks. When the gasoline engine-driven trucks came into fashion, these were called "motortrucks" and the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV)). Lorry is a British term but is only used for the medium and heavy types (see below), i.e. a van, a pickup or a SUV would never be regarded as a "lorry". Other languages have loanwords based on these terms, such as the Malay lori and the Mexican Spanish troca (or pickup in northern Mexico).

In Australia and New Zealand a small vehicle with an open back is called a ute (short for "utility vehicle") and the word "truck" is reserved for larger vehicles.
A road train in Australia. A British, 1931-built Sentinel steam lorry.

1 History

1.1 Steam trucks

1.2 Internal combustion

1.3 Diesel engines

2 Legal issues

3 Types of trucks by size

3.1 Light trucks

3.2 Medium trucks

3.3 Heavy trucks

3.4 Off-road trucks

4 Anatomy of a truck

4.1 Head

4.1.1 Cab

4.1.2 Engine

4.1.3 Trailer

4.2 Drivetrain

4.3 Chassis

5 Quality and sales

5.1 Heavy trucks market worldwide

5.1.1 Europe

5.1.2 Asia

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