semitruck
Highway cargo hauler
A semitruck is a large commercial truck consisting of a tractor unit that pulls a detachable trailer.
The "semi" refers to the semitrailer, which has wheels only at the rear and relies on the tractor for front support.
Also called a semi, eighteen-wheeler, or big rig: A semitruck jackknifed on the interstate.
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- cabVehicle for hire
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- chassisStructural support base
axle · flatbed · lowboy · tanker · reefer · diesel · mudflaps · freightliner
Carried weight or burden
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- payloadCarried freight or charge
shipment · tonnage · capacity · bulk · pallets · containers · intermodal · deadhead
Coordination of complex activities
- carrierOne that transports
- dispatchSend with speed
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- owner-operatorPerson running own enterprise
teamsters · CDL · shipping · distribution · supply-chain · warehousing · terminal · dock
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- highwayMajor road for travel
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
tractor-trailer
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- cabVehicle for hire
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
chassis · axle · flatbed · lowboy · tanker · reefer · diesel · mudflaps · freightliner · mack
load
Carried weight or burden
payload · shipment · tonnage · capacity · bulk · pallets · containers · intermodal · deadhead · backhaul
logistics
Coordination of complex activities
owner-operator · teamsters · CDL · shipping · distribution · supply-chain · warehousing · terminal · dock · manifest
interstate
Between political regions
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- over-the-roadInterstate commercial trucking
- highwayMajor road for travel
turnpike · logbook · mileage · odometer · convoy · route · roadway
- Semi- wordssemicircle, semifinal, semicolon, semiconductor, semiannual
semitrucksmart car
Tech-equipped automobile
microcar · compact car · subcompact · motorcycle · moped
semitruckpassenger car
Vehicle for transporting people
family car · commuter car · daily driver · Sunday driver · pleasure craft
semi, truck, trucks, trucked, trucking, trucker, truckers, semitrailer