eighteen-wheeler
Long-haul hauler
An eighteen-wheeler is a large semi-trailer truck, named for its total number of wheels—typically ten on the tractor and eight on the trailer.
The term is American and informal, common in trucking culture and highway contexts: An eighteen-wheeler jackknifed on the interstate.
Large freight truck
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
lorry · trailer · cab · sleeper · tanker · flatbed · box truck · freightliner
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- highwayMajor road for travel
- truckerCommercial freight driver
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
rest stop · mileage · logbook · convoy · turnpike · route · odometer · weigh station
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- loadCarried weight or burden
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
pallets · commodities · bulk · consignment · payload · haul · tonnage · containerized
Coordination of complex activities
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- carrierOne that transports
- distributionAllocation across recipients
supply chain · fleet · dispatch · freight company · owner-operator · teamsters · CDL · transportation
semi
Large freight truck
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
articulated · lorry · trailer · cab · sleeper · tanker · flatbed · box truck · freightliner · mack
interstate
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- highwayMajor road for travel
- truckerCommercial freight driver
diesel · rest stop · mileage · logbook · convoy · turnpike · route · odometer · weigh station · truck stop
cargo
Transported goods
merchandise · pallets · commodities · bulk · consignment · payload · haul · tonnage · containerized · dry goods
logistics
Coordination of complex activities
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- carrierOne that transports
distribution · supply chain · fleet · dispatch · freight company · owner-operator · teamsters · CDL · transportation · warehousing
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- behemothCreature of immense size
towering · enormous · oversized · imposing · thundering · rumbling · roaring · lumbering · commanding · dominating
- diesel vehiclessemi truck, big rig, diesel bus, diesel locomotive, freight train
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, big rig, dump truck, bulldozer
- wheeled vehiclesbicycle, car, truck, bus, motorcycle
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
- long distancelong distance, long haul, cross-country, miles, mileage
- car slangbeater, beamer, Benz, bug, Caddy
eighteen-wheelerSmart car
Compact German two-seater
compact car · subcompact · Mini Cooper · motorcycle · scooter
eighteen-wheelerpassenger car
Vehicle for transporting people
family car · commuter car · Sunday driver · daily driver · pickup
wheel, teen, wheels, eight, eighteen, eighth, wheeled, wheeling, wheeler