I've got a question.  Do they not call them lorries any more in the UK?  Insidious USan culture creep?  Or are lorries and trucks distinguished one from the other?  Or is it all some lie cooked up by Hollywood, and you have always called them trucks?  This Yank wants to know!,(reply>), +gejyspa Lorry and truck are used interchangeably. even though lorry sounds stupid.