Meanings
- USabbreviationinitialismnot comparablerail transportInitialism of trailer on flatcar (referring to semi-trailers transported by train).
This explains the railroads' enthusiasm for the astonishing growth of trailer-on-flat-car traffic (T.O.F.C., or more commonly "piggyback").
1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 681
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