The Ford Cargo was a originally a lightweight truck when launched in 1981. The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other meanings, see Truck (disambiguation). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Unlike traditional trucks, the new Cargo featured modern, up-to-the-minute styling and a high degree of driver comfort. Its innvovations included windows which extended down to floor level in the doors to enable drivers to see pathways in urban locations easier when parking.

With the demise of the Ford Transcontinental heavy truck range, Ford introduced a range of heavyweight Cargo tractor units ranging from 28 to 38 tonnes gcw. The 38-tonners were powered by the Cummins L10 while those at 28 and 32 tonnes had Perkins, Cummins or air-cooled Deutz diesels. Perkins can mean: // People Last or surname Perkins Al Perkins (musician-guitarist) Anthony Perkins (actor) Bill Perkins several well-known people named Bill Perkins. ... Cummins Inc. ... There are multiple topics for Deutz Deutz, Germany: the town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Deutz AG: a diesel-engine manufacturer in Germany. ...

In 1986 Ford sold its European truck operations to the Italian Iveco group and subsequent vehicles have been badged Iveco Ford. After making heavy losses, the Langley, Slough plant closed in October 1997, bringing UK Ford truck production to an end. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Langley (also known as Langley Marish) is a village in the unitary authority of Slough in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...