18-wheeler
Big rig truck
An 18-wheeler is a large truck consisting of a tractor cab pulling a trailer, with eighteen wheels total across all axles.
The term is mainly American, synonymous with semi, semi-truck, or tractor-trailer: An 18-wheeler jackknifed on the highway.
These trucks dominate long-haul freight transport.
Large freight truck
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- freightlinerHeavy-duty cargo truck
- PeterbiltHeavy truck manufacturer
- KenworthTruck manufacturing company
Volvo · cab-over · articulated lorry · rig · sleeper cab · cabover · bobtail · road train
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- loadCarried weight or burden
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- goodsThings for sale
pallets · containers · dry van · reefer · flatbed · tanker · lowboy · oversize load
Covering great distances
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- interstateBetween political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- dispatchSend with speed
logbook · weigh station · truck stop · rest area · hours of service · deadhead · backhaul · owner-operator
Extremely large and heavy
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- behemothCreature of immense size
- toweringOf imposing height
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
oversized · wide load · gross weight · escort vehicle · pilot car
Criminal organization's leader
- air brakesPneumatic vehicle deceleration system
- mudflapsPanels blocking tire spray
- sleeper berthOnboard sleeping accommodation
- fuel tanksContainers for combustible liquid
tandems · landing gear · glad hands · coupling · differential · turbocharger
semi
Large freight truck
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- freightlinerHeavy-duty cargo truck
- PeterbiltHeavy truck manufacturer
Kenworth · Volvo · cab-over · articulated lorry · rig · sleeper cab · cabover · bobtail · road train
freight
Goods being transported
goods · pallets · containers · dry van · reefer · flatbed · tanker · lowboy · oversize load · hazmat
long-haul
Covering great distances
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- interstateBetween political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
dispatch · logbook · weigh station · truck stop · rest area · hours of service · deadhead · backhaul · owner-operator · fleet
massive
Extremely large and heavy
heavyweight · oversized · wide load · gross weight · escort vehicle · pilot car
kingpin
Criminal organization's leader
- air brakesPneumatic vehicle deceleration system
- mudflapsPanels blocking tire spray
- sleeper berthOnboard sleeping accommodation
fuel tanks · tandems · landing gear · glad hands · coupling · differential · turbocharger
- semi truckbig rig, semi, cab, sleeper cab, kingpin
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- truckingsemi, trucks, truckers, big rig, semi-truck
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, big rig, dump truck, bulldozer
- truck stopdiesel, diesel pump, fuel pumps, showers, overnight parking
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
18-wheelerSmart car
Compact German two-seater
Mini Cooper · motorcycle · bicycle · compact car · subcompact
18-wheelerfamily car
Household transportation vehicle
passenger vehicle · sports car · private car · commuter car · sedan