Articulated lorries, or Heavy Goods Vehicles (although HGVs are a broader category than just articulated trucks).
Just trucks. The is no different name.
A lorry.
They were called that because they resemble a hand shake.
A row of semi trucks. There isn't a specific name for it.
You can go to commercialtrucktrader.com to get a quote for your used semi trucks.
There are several companies that sell use semi trucks directly or privately-such as Eddie Stobart who regularly sell their old used semi trucks as they purchase new ones.
Yes. Well, typically. There are trucks that are vehicles: pickups, flatbeads, rollbacks, box trucks, panel trucks, semi-trucks, etc. There are trucks that are carts, such as factory carts. There are also trucks beneath your skateboard; the axel and bracket that hold the skateboard wheels is called a truck.
Most semi commercial trucks or delivery trucks can be 50 ft long.
estimated:8-9 million trucks
There are many companies that write insurance for semi trucks. Some of these companies are Progressive Commercial and Geico.
It is impossible to know exactly how many semi trucks are on the road in the U.S. It is estimated that there could be anywhere from five million to thirteen million semi trucks on the road in the U.S. on any given day.
There are a number of online classified advertisements which specialize in semi trucks and "big rigs". An individual may purchase a semi truck through Truck Paper, AccessTrucks, Ryder, and Penske Used Trucks. Trucker To Trucker and 50000 Trucks also have used semis for sale.