General Characteristics of the Industry
Associations
These are five of the main associations in Panama:
| Main Associations in Panama | Contact |
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CANATRACA – Asociación Nacional de Transportistas de Carga |
Email: canatraca@hotmail.com
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ATRACAPA – Asociación de Transporte de Carga de Panamá |
Email: atracapa@gmail.com
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Coordinadora de Transporte de Carga de Colón |
Email: cortranscac@cwpanama.net |
| SICACHI – Sindicato de Transporte de Carga de Chiriquí | Email: sicachi@cwpanama.net |
| COOPSEMTRACANI - Cooperativa de Servicios Multiples Transporte de Carga Nacional e Internacional, R.L. | Email: coopsemtracani@gmail.com |
| Cooperativa de Transporte de Carga Serafín Niño | Email: cosemusen@hotmail.com |
Among the Central American countries can be considered two huge associations:
| Main Associations | Contact |
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ATI – Asociación de Transporte Internacionales |
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FECATRANS – Federación Centroamericana de Transporte |
Vehicle Classification
The following table shows the Transit and Ground Transportation vehicle classification took it from Transit and Land Transportation Authority.
| Vehicle type | Name | Definition |
Schematic Configuration |
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| English | Spanish | |||
| C | Truck |
Camión (Jargon: Camión) |
Motor vehicle designed to carry cargo, whose cab is integrated with the cargo's vessel. |  |
| T | Tractor unit |
Cabezal (Jargon: Mula) |
Motor vehicle designed to tow semi-trailers, trailers, devices or implements. |  |
| S | Semi-trailer |
Semiremolque (Jargon: Furgón) |
Device used to transport cargo. It is mobilized by a vehicle on which it rests part of its weight and load.
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| R | Trailer |
Remolque (Jargon: Furgón) |
Device without own propulsion used to carry people or cargo that can be moved by a vehicle using a bar or plug without transmitting its weight. |
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