freight trailer

Highway goods carrier

A freight trailer is a large, unpowered vehicle designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor, used for transporting cargo over roads.

Unlike shipping containers, freight trailers have wheels and are built specifically for highway use.

The standard types include dry vans for general goods, refrigerated trailers for temperature-sensitive cargo, and flatbeds for oversized loads: Three freight trailers waited at the loading dock.

Related
  • semiLarge freight truck
  • haulingTransporting heavy items
  • cargoTransported goods
  • fifth wheelUnnecessary addition to group
  • rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle

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Opposites
vehicle role in combination

freight trailersemi-truck

Cab with detachable cargo trailer

cab · prime mover · tractor · power unit · tow vehicle

cargo capacity/purpose

freight trailerpassenger car

Vehicle for transporting people

compact car · motorcycle · bicycle

transport mode

freight trailershipping container

Steel cargo enclosure

freight car · boxcar · cargo plane · cargo ship · rail freight

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G