semi-trucks
Big rig vehicles
Semi-trucks are large commercial vehicles consisting of a tractor unit pulling a detachable trailer.
The "semi" refers to the semitrailer, which has wheels only at the rear and rests on the tractor's fifth wheel coupling when connected.
Also called eighteen-wheelers, big rigs, or simply semis: A semi-truck jackknifed on the interstate.
Large cargo transport vehicle
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- cabVehicle for hire
- sleeperOne at rest
trailer · diesel · Peterbilt · Kenworth · fifth wheel · tandem axle · mudflaps · air brakes
Vehicle operator
- CDLCommercial driving license
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- long-haulCovering great distances
over-the-road · convoy · weigh station · rest stop · jackknife · blind spot · wide turn · backing up
Citizens Band transceiver
- handlePart for gripping
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- roadside dinerInformal restaurant beside highways
- lot lizardCommercial driver's paid companion
chrome · custom · air horn · mudflap girl · open road · freedom · independence · nomadic
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- loadCarried weight or burden
- haulPull or carry laboriously
container · flatbed · refrigerated · dry van · tanker · freight · delivery · distribution
Professional freight drivers
- owner-operatorPerson running own enterprise
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- carrierOne that transports
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
regulations · inspection · permits · oversize load · hazmat · commercial · contract · rates
eighteen-wheeler
Large cargo transport vehicle
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- cabVehicle for hire
sleeper · trailer · diesel · Peterbilt · Kenworth · fifth wheel · tandem axle · mudflaps · air brakes · jake brake
driver
Vehicle operator
- CDLCommercial driving license
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
long-haul · over-the-road · convoy · weigh station · rest stop · jackknife · blind spot · wide turn · backing up · dispatching
CB radio
Citizens Band transceiver
- handlePart for gripping
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- roadside dinerInformal restaurant beside highways
lot lizard · chrome · custom · air horn · mudflap girl · open road · freedom · independence · nomadic · lifestyle
cargo
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- loadCarried weight or burden
haul · container · flatbed · refrigerated · dry van · tanker · freight · delivery · distribution · warehouse
teamsters
Professional freight drivers
- owner-operatorPerson running own enterprise
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- carrierOne that transports
broker · regulations · inspection · permits · oversize load · hazmat · commercial · contract · rates · maintenance
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- gas-guzzlersmonster trucks, big rigs, lifted trucks, muscle cars, motorhomes
- freightcargo, cargo ships, air freight, freight rates, bulk freight
- truck salesdealers, retail sales, dealer networks, trade-ins
semi-trucksmotorcycles
Motorized two-wheeled vehicles
smart cars · scooters · microcars · mopeds · bicycles
semi-truckspassenger cars
Vehicles for transporting people
family cars · sports cars · commuter cars · station wagons · convertibles
semi-trucksbicycles
Human-powered wheeled vehicles
tricycles · push scooters · skateboards · wheelbarrows · hand carts
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