semi-trailers
Detachable freight carriers
Semi-trailers are large cargo trailers designed to be pulled by a truck cab, with the front end resting on the cab's rear wheels rather than on wheels of its own.
The "semi" indicates this partial support—unlike a full trailer, which rolls entirely on its own axles.
The combination of cab and semi-trailer is commonly called a semi or an eighteen-wheeler: A jackknifed semi-trailer blocked the highway.
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
logistics · long-haul · interstate · delivery · load · eighteen-wheeler · over-the-road · container
Criminal organization's leader
- axlesWheel-connecting rods
- brakesDevices for stopping motion
- chassisStructural support base
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
mudflaps · liftgate · glad-hands · tandems · slider · bulkhead · cross-members · coupling
Aid or sponsorship
- jackknifingVehicle bending at hitch
- couplingJoint between systems
- uncouplingAct of disconnecting
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
CDL · logbook · clearance · scaling · securing · tarping · chocking · spotting
freight
Goods being transported
shipping · logistics · long-haul · interstate · delivery · load · eighteen-wheeler · over-the-road · container · flatbed
kingpin
Criminal organization's leader
suspension · mudflaps · liftgate · glad-hands · tandems · slider · bulkhead · cross-members · coupling · reflectors
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- jackknifingVehicle bending at hitch
- couplingJoint between systems
- uncouplingAct of disconnecting
maneuvering · CDL · logbook · clearance · scaling · securing · tarping · chocking · spotting · deadheading
owner-operator
Person running own enterprise
dispatcher · teamster · truckstop · warehouse · terminal · depot · pallet · manifest
semi-trailerstrucks
Heavy cargo vehicles
tractors · prime movers · automobiles · motorcycles · lorries
semi-trailerssubcompacts
Smallest automobile category
microcars · sedans · hatchbacks · passenger cars · bicycles