Only 1 in 16 People Knows the Function of These Utility Vehicles. Do You?

By: Robin Tyler
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Only 1 in 16 People Knows the Function of These Utility Vehicles. Do You?
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About This Quiz

What defines a utility vehicle? Well, you see cars and pickups and other vehicles on our roads every day. You will also see many utility vehicles going about their daily work. It might be transporting something between point A and point B, or delivering concrete perhaps. 

Some even only operate in a specialized area, such as a harbor, airport or even a farm. Where ever you might see them, you will know that they are doing a very specialized job. Because ultimately, that's what utility vehicles do. 

Perhaps the greatest amount of varied utility vehicles can be found at airports around the world. Here, they do a variety of important jobs which mostly focus on getting an aircraft and its occupants up in the air and traveling to their destination. There is a lot of prep work to be done before a plane takes off, you know. 

Now, do you think you could identify what function a utility vehicle carries out day to day by just looking at an image of the vehicle itself?

Some are extremely easy, while others will have you scratching your head. 

Can you be among the only 1 in 16 people who will ace this test?

Good luck. 

Cherry picker
Youtube via Aerial Titans
What is this utility vehicle used for?
Cherry picker
A cherry picker has a long extendable basket which can carry someone to high points, otherwise impossible to reach. They are used in many ways, for example replacing light bulbs in street lamps.
Dump truck
Tow truck
Forklift
Dump Truck
YouTube
Can you name this common utility vehicle?
Cherry picker
Dump truck
A truck that hauls all manner of material, from gravel to garbage, dump trucks are the backbone of the construction industry.
Tow truck
Forklift
Tow Truck
n/a
What is the name of this vital piece of equipment?
Cherry picker
Dump truck
Tow truck
Tow trucks come in many guises and are used to transport broken-down vehicles. Vehicles can either be hitched up behind the truck or loaded on a flat bed and secured.
Forklift

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Fork Lift
Youtube via Blippi Toys
What utility vehicle is shown in this image?
Cherry picker
Dump truck
Tow truck
Forklift
Forklifts are used to move containers, pallets and various other heavy loads. Pronged forks in the front of the lifter pick up the load and can then drop them at various heights, depending on the height of the storage area.
Tractor
n/a
Do you know what this machine is for?
Forklift
Cherry picker
Tractor
Tractors are versatile vehicles used in many ways. For example, they could be used to pull a mowing attachment to cut grass or for towing.
Dump truck
Motorized mower
Youtube via JDMachinefinder
Do you know what vital role this machine plays?
Cherry picker
Forklift
Motorized mower
These small powered mowers, in which a driver sits on top, are the perfect way to cut your lawn, especially if you have a huge property.
Tractor

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Mobile Stairs
Youtube via Jaroslav Mikula
What is the purpose of this vehicle?
Mobile stairs
Although most stairs that give access to aircraft at the airport are towed or pushed into place, some are attached to a vehicle and can be driven into place.
Motorized mower
Cherry picker
Tow truck
Combine
n/a
Can you identify this useful vehicle?
Motorized mower
Mobile stairs
Tractor
Combine harvester
This vehicle is found on farms and used to harvest crops. It reaps, threshes and winnows the crops in a single process, which saves much time.
Dock handler
Youtube via keokiracerhalsteren
Do you know what this machine is for?
Cherry picker
Combined harvester
Dock handler
This is a type of forklift mostly used to pick up and move large containers at a harbor.
Tow truck

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Baggage truck
Youtube via Nam McQ
Can you identify this vehicle using only a single image?
Dock handler
Baggage truck
This special truck is used to carry the baggage of aircraft passengers from the point where it is checked in to the aircraft they are traveling on.
Forklift
Mobile stairs
Pushback vehicle
Youtube via EX ARMY UK
Do you know what this utility vehicle does?
Cherry picker
Pushback vehicle
These long, flat vehicles are used at airports to push aircraft into place, particularly in their designated areas where passengers board from.
Baggage truck
Forklift
Willys Jeep
Wiki Commons By Joost J. Bakker
Can you name this vehicle from just an image?
Willys Jeep
This general all-purpose vehicle was first used in World War II in many guises. Most notably, it was a reconnaissance vehicle but also used as an ambulance, for example.
Pushback vehicle
Motorized mower
Combined harvester

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Bus
Shutterstock / vincent noel
Know why this utility vehicle is a necessity?
Tow truck
Dump truck
Willys Jeep
Bus
At large airports, passengers are often transported to the aircraft they are flying on through the use of a bus. Other bus types are also used to transport people around cities.
Sewage Truck
Youtube via Smithsonian Channel
What is this utility vehicle used for?
Cherry picker
Bus
Sewerage truck
A sewerage truck is used to clear out residential septic tanks.
Motorized mower
Refuelling vehicle
nomoney4flightschool
Think you know the correct name of this machine?
Sewerage truck
Refueling vehicle
These specialized vehicles carry aviation fuel and are used to refuel aircraft at airports around the world.
Mobile stairs
Tractor

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Scrap Truck
Youtube via GREG_ALBERALLA
What is this vehicle called?
Refueling vehicle
Scrap truck
Normally a truck with a large open container, scrap trucks are used to transport scrap material around.
Bus
Tractor
Container Loader
Youtube via Machines TV
Do you know what this utility vehicle does?
Cherry picker
Scrap truck
Container loader
This specialized vehicle has a conveyor belt that easily loads large containers into transport aircraft.
Tractor
Air start unit
Youtube via HD Aviation Videos
Can you name this useful machine?
Motorized mower
Refueling truck
Container loader
Air start unit
This specialized motor vehicle has the necessary equipment to help start the engine on commercial airliners

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Food Truck
n/a
What is the purpose of this vehicle?
Food truck
Now a popular way for office workers to get their lunch, food trucks are found all over large cities offering a variety of food to hungry clients.
Air start unit
Container loader
Combined harvester
Ambulance
Youtube
What job does this utility vehicle perform?
Ambulance
With specialized health practitioners onboard, an ambulance is a mobile mini-hospital tasked with getting patients from an accident scene, for example, to the hospital as quickly as possible once they are stabilized.
Food truck
Cherry picker
Motorized mower
Portable Water Truck
Youtube via The Dodo
Know the name of this useful machine?
Bus
Ambulance
Jeep
Portable water truck
With the ability to carry many gallons of water, this vehicle can give people access to water, particularly in areas suffering from drought or that have run out of water.

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Mobile crane
Youtube via KUBO - SK
Can you name this common utility vehicle?
Portable water truck
Mobile crane
Essentially, a mobile crane is a long telescopic arm attached to a vehicle so it can be driven to where it is needed. Some cranes are mounted to vehicles while others are self-propelled.
Ambulance
Tow truck
Container Transporter
Youtube via HUBTEX TV ENGLISH
Know the name of this utility vehicle?
Mobile crane
Tow truck
Sewerage truck
Container transporter
This vehicle, often a truck, has a flat bed on which containers can be transported from ship yards to their destinations.
Aircraft Tug
Youtube via Karen Kruh
Do you know what vital role this machine plays?
Container transporter
Aircraft tug
These vehicles are used to move aircraft around the airport where needed.
Cherry picker
Dump truck

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Belt loaders
Youtube via How It's Made
Know what this vehicle does?
Belt loader
These vehicles use a conveyor belt system to load baggage onto aircraft.
Aircraft tug
Motorized mower
Tractor
Aircraft Catering Vehicle
Youtube via DHL
Which utility vehicle is shown in this picture?
Belt loader
Aircraft catering vehicle
Most airlines offer food on board, and this is brought to the aircraft by a catering vehicle belonging to the food supplier.
Combine harvester
Fork lift
Fire truck
n/a
What is the name of this vital piece of equipment?
Aircraft tug
Water truck
Fire truck
Used by fire services, a fire truck has all the necessary equipment to not only transport fire crews but fight fires. They can hold pressurized water as well to aid in their task.
Aircraft catering vehicle

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Moving truck
Youtube via The Slow Mo Guys
Can you identify this useful vehicle?
Moving truck
Moving to a new city? A moving truck is used to transport all your belongings!
Fire truck
Cherry picker
Ambulance
Safari Vehicle
Youtube via DoRaLiWi
What is this vehicle called?
Moving truck
Safari vehicle
These open vehicles come with multiple seats and are used for game viewing around the world.
Tow truck
Water truck
Tram
Youtube via timosha21
What job does this utility vehicle perform?
Ambulance
Safari vehicle
Tram
Running on rails, a tram is a mood of transport used by city residents. This mode of transport is becoming outdated, however.
Mobile craine

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Motorized health clinic
Youtube via Western Shelter Systems
Think you know the correct name of this machine?
Motorized health clinic
Often used in third world countries, a motorized health clinic takes doctors to people who don't often have access much health care.
Tram
Cherry picker
Dump truck
Deicing Vehicles
Youtube via twentytrucks
Know the name of this useful machine?
Cherry picker
Deicing vehicle
An important vehicle in colder climates, this vehicle ensures that an aircraft is thoroughly deiced before take-off.
Motorized health clinic
Motorized mower
Sewage Truck
Youtube via Smithsonian Channel
Know what this vehicle does?
Lavatory services vehicle
This vehicle is used at airports to clean and service the toilets on board aircraft.
Deicing vehicle
Ambulance
Fire truck

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Concrete Mixer
YouTube
Know why this utility vehicle is a necessity?
Combine harvester
Lavatory services vehicle
Cement mixer
Cement mixing trucks take cement to building sites. They rotate as they drive, ensuring that the cement is thoroughly mixed and ready to pour.
Cherry picker
Motorized pet clinic
Youtube via Mercedes-Benz MYVAN
Can you name this vehicle from just an image?
Motorized pet clinic
Often used in third world countries, a motorized pet clinic takes vets to people and their animals who don't often have access to any pet care.
Cement mixer
Bus
Jeep
Rescue Vehicle
Youtube via TexasMotorCars1
Which utility vehicle is shown in this picture?
Scrap truck
Mobile crane
Motorized pet clinic
Rescue vehicle
Rescue vehicles transport qualified rescuers to scenes where they are needed, for example, a mountain range where climbers may be trapped or have fallen. The vehicle has all the necessary equipment on board such as ropes, helmets etc.

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Earthmoving truck
Youtube via Awesome Earthmovers
Know the name of this utility vehicle?
Earthmoving truck
Used on mines mostly, these massive trucks move tons of earth that is brought up from under ground.
Rescue vehicle
Moving truck
Motorized mower
Farm truck
Youtube via gaurav sharma
Can you name this useful machine?
Farm truck
Trucks on farms are used in a variety of ways including transportation of animals, for example.
Earthmoving truck
Cherry picker
Ambulance
Baler
n/a
What utility vehicle is shown in this image?
Baler
Sometimes motorized, a baler creaters bales out of already cut hay or other crops (cotton or flax for example).
Cherry picker
Cement mixer
Mobile crane

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Pushback Tug
Youtube via EX ARMY UK
Can you identify this vehicle using only a single image?
Ambulance
Fire truck
Baler
Pushback tug
This speciality vehicle is used at airports to push aircraft into position so passengers can board.
You Got:
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