Latil TL

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the manufacturer?Latil
2. What is the country of origin?France
3. What was the Latil TL truck?The Latil TL was a strong truck from early 1900s France that could pull very heavy things, like trains and big construction parts. It was built to be very powerful and durable.
4. Why did the Latil TL have four-wheel drive?It had four-wheel drive and special steering so it could grip rough roads and move big loads in tight places like construction sites or ports.

Tractive Effort: The force exerted by a vehicle's wheels to move itself and its load.
Chassis: The structural framework of a vehicle, onto which the engine and other components are mounted.
Internal Combustion Engine: An engine where the combustion of fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow.