tractor trailer
Eighteen-wheeled freight mover
A tractor trailer is a large truck consisting of a cab (the tractor) pulling a detachable cargo container (the trailer).
The combination can haul freight across long distances on highways.
Also called a semi, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, or big rig: A tractor trailer jackknifed on the interstate.
Large freight truck
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- articulated lorryPivoting cab-and-trailer vehicle
- road trainMulti-trailer truck combination
Kenworth · Peterbilt · Volvo · cab · sleeper · reefer · flatbed · lowboy
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- loadCarried weight or burden
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
pallets · containers · consignment · bulk · commodities · lading · payload · cargo net
Prolonged difficult undertaking
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- drayageFee for short-distance hauling
- cartageFee for transporting goods
- owner-operatorPerson running own enterprise
teamster · trucker · CDL · logbook · hours of service · weigh station · truck stop · rest area
Between political regions
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- truck routeRoad for large vehicles
- rest stopRoadside traveler facility
- weigh stationFacility measuring truck loads
overpass · underpass · grade · switchback · shoulder · convoy · lane restriction · toll road
Allocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- fleet managementSupervising organizational vehicles collectively
- dispatchSend with speed
tracking · scheduling · intermodal · just-in-time · loading bay · customs · transshipment · consolidation
semi
Large freight truck
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- articulated lorryPivoting cab-and-trailer vehicle
road train · Kenworth · Peterbilt · Volvo · cab · sleeper · reefer · flatbed · lowboy · dry van
freight
Goods being transported
merchandise · pallets · containers · consignment · bulk · commodities · lading · payload · cargo net · strapping
long haul
Prolonged difficult undertaking
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- drayageFee for short-distance hauling
- cartageFee for transporting goods
owner-operator · teamster · trucker · CDL · logbook · hours of service · weigh station · truck stop · rest area · CB radio
interstate
Between political regions
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- truck routeRoad for large vehicles
- rest stopRoadside traveler facility
weigh station · overpass · underpass · grade · switchback · shoulder · convoy · lane restriction · toll road · bypass
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- fleet managementSupervising organizational vehicles collectively
dispatch · tracking · scheduling · intermodal · just-in-time · loading bay · customs · transshipment · consolidation · deconsolidation
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, cargo ship, container, cargo plane
- commercial vehiclesdelivery truck, delivery van, cargo van, box truck, semi truck
- Freight Haulingsemi truck, flatbed, tanker truck, container ship, freight train
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig
- shipping & transporttruck, semi, freight train, cargo ship, container ship
- work vehiclesdump truck, garbage truck, tow truck, utility truck, fire truck
tractor trailercompact car
Small fuel-efficient automobile
subcompact · motorcycle · smart car · bicycle · moped
tractor trailercargo ship
Vessel for transporting goods
freight train · cargo plane · barge · pipeline · container ship
tractor trailerpassenger car
Vehicle for transporting people
commuter car · economy car · city car · family car · passenger vehicle
tractor, trailer, tract, tractors, trailers, trail, trails, trailed, trailing