semi-truck
Long-haul hauler
A semi-truck is a large commercial vehicle consisting of a cab unit (the tractor) that pulls a detachable trailer.
The name comes from the trailer being a "semi-trailer"—it has wheels only at the rear and relies on the tractor for front support.
Semi-trucks dominate long-haul freight transport in North America.
A jackknifed semi-truck blocked three lanes of traffic.
The term is primarily American; British English favors articulated lorry.
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- cabVehicle for hire
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- sleeperOne at rest
chassis · diesel · articulated · lowboy · flatbed · reefer · tanker · intermodal
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- loadCarried weight or burden
- goodsThings for sale
consignment · merchandise · pallets · containers · bulk · lading · commodity · payload
Folding pocket blade
- backingAid or sponsorship
- shiftingChanging position or form
- CDLCommercial driving license
- couplingJoint between systems
uncoupling · downshifting · tandems · sliding · steering · mirrors · headset
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- logbookOfficial record of events
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
Transporting goods to destinations
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- dispatchSend with speed
carrier · forwarding · fleet · terminal · dock · just-in-time · customs · cross-dock
tractor-trailer
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- cabVehicle for hire
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
sleeper · chassis · diesel · articulated · lowboy · flatbed · reefer · tanker · intermodal · lorry
cargo
Transported goods
goods · consignment · merchandise · pallets · containers · bulk · lading · commodity · payload · deadhead
jackknife
Folding pocket blade
coupling · uncoupling · downshifting · tandems · sliding · steering · mirrors · headset
interstate
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- logbookOfficial record of events
mileage · convoy · highway · turnpike · odometer · layover · deadhead
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
dispatch · carrier · forwarding · fleet · terminal · dock · just-in-time · customs · cross-dock · FTL
- trucking18-wheeler, big rig, tractor-trailer, trailer, rig
- heavy vehicleseighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig, bulldozer, excavator
- truckstractor-trailer, big rig, lorry, cement mixer, fire engine
- wheeled vehiclesbicycle, car, bus, motorcycle, wagon
- vehiclescar, bus, van, bike, train
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, cargo ship, container, cargo plane
semi-trucksmart car
Tech-equipped automobile
compact car · subcompact · Mini Cooper · motorcycle · scooter
semi-truckpassenger car
Vehicle for transporting people
family car · passenger vehicle · commuter car · station wagon · recreational vehicle
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