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How far can a diesel semi tractor trailer go in a quarter tank of gas?
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What is another name for a tractor trailer?
semi truck, or semi tractor trailer, and 18 wheeler.
Very large truck - two connected sections - tractor and trailer?
Semi or Tractor Trailer-semi.
What is typical fuel mileage for older diesel semi tractor trailer rigs on the highway?
3-6 mpg
What is typical fuel mileage for diesel semi tractor-trailer rigs on the highway?
Four to eight miles per gallon, all factors dependent.
Where did the term semi come from?
The word semi means half, or part.The tractor and trailer are two parts, hence semi truck and or trailer.
Why do the call a tractor trailer truck a Semi?
You call it a semi because it pulls a semi trailer.A semi is a type of trailer. A semi-trailer, as opposed to a full trailer, means it only has axles at the rear of the trailer and a full trailer has axles at the front and rear of the trailer. We call these in the UK "drags", as in wagon and drag, where the wagon that pulls the drag can carry a load on its own, whereas the semi-trailer truck, or tractor unit cannot carry anything without a trailer.
What is a good sentence for the word tractor?
The semi truck is also known as a tractor trailer
What is another name for a tractor trailer cab?
semi cab
What tractor-semi-trailer mean?
The "tractor" is the vehicle which actually powers the combination. A semi-trailer is any trailer in which the weight of the trailer (and the payload) is shared between the trailer's axles and the axles of either a dolly or the towing unit (in contrast, a full trailer supports all of its own weight).
Where does the name semi truck come from?
The prefix "semi-" means "half", and the standard tractor-trailer articulated vehicle is called a "semi" because of the trailers they pull. A "full" trailer has wheels in the front and back, like a railway car, and connects to the tractor from the front. A "semi-trailer" (or, essentially, "half-trailer") only has wheels in the back, and the front sits over the back wheels of the tractor pulling it.
What is an articulated lorry?
An articulated lorry is a truck and trailer - a combination involving a tractor unit and a semi-trailer, known in the United States as a semi-trailer truck.
What is a truck-tractor?
It's used to refer to the power unit of a semi-articulated tractor-trailer. In reality, any truck pulling a trailer could be considered a truck tractor.
