semi-trailer
Cab-pulled hauler
A semi-trailer is a large cargo trailer designed to be hauled by a truck cab, with wheels only at the rear—the front rests on the towing vehicle.
The term often refers loosely to the entire rig: A semi-trailer jackknifed on the highway.
Also called a semi or eighteen-wheeler.
Agricultural pulling vehicle
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- cabVehicle for hire
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
chassis · axle · tandem · bogie · reflectors · glad-hands · pigtail · apron
Cannabis cigarette, dated slang
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- lowboyShort-legged drawer chest
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- extendableAble to increase length
livestock · hopper · pneumatic · intermodal
Goods being transported
- palletStackable freight platform
- containerThing for storing items
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
merchandise · payload · commodities · bulk · consignment · loading · unloading · warehousing
Temporary difficulty or snag
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- pintleVertical bolt enabling rotation
- drawbarTowing coupling beam
- dollyWheeled moving platform
converter · hookup · coupling · decoupling · jackknifing · backing · sliding
tractor
Agricultural pulling vehicle
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- cabVehicle for hire
kingpin · chassis · axle · tandem · bogie · reflectors · glad-hands · pigtail · apron
reefer
Cannabis cigarette, dated slang
extendable · livestock · hopper · pneumatic · intermodal
freight
Goods being transported
goods · merchandise · payload · commodities · bulk · consignment · loading · unloading · warehousing · distribution
hitch
Temporary difficulty or snag
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- pintleVertical bolt enabling rotation
- drawbarTowing coupling beam
dolly · converter · hookup · coupling · decoupling · jackknifing · backing · sliding
long-haul
Covering great distances
logbook · deadhead · backhaul · dispatch · broker · owner-operator · fleet · Peterbilt · Kenworth · Volvo
straps
Narrow securing bands
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig
- Semi-trucks18-wheeler, big rig, semi truck, flatbed, tanker
- trailerstanker, lowboy, dry van, reefer, toy hauler
- heavy hauloversize load, oversized load, wide load, heavy hauler, pilot car
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
- articulated thingshinge, pivot, ball-and-socket, knuckle, elbow
semi-trailerprime mover
Power source or initiator
cab · motorized vehicle · locomotive · motor vehicle · tow vehicle
semi-trailerbox truck
Enclosed freight vehicle
delivery truck · cab-over · delivery van · panel truck · bobtail