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Q: What does the semi in semi truck refer to?
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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.


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If the semi truck knocked on the garbage truck, yes.


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A vehicle with 18 wheels is commonly known as a "semi-truck" or "tractor-trailer."


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Well the more correct term would be 'semi Trailer-Truck' or something to that capacity. It means that it is both a large truck and partial trailer in the sense that it has the capacity of a large hauling truck and a small living quarter for a person travelling to rest in when they are stopped at a truck stop. Such Trucks are meant for carrying large quantities of cargo long distances by road and allowing for the driver to rest from time to time.


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Tom Nelson invented the semi truck in 1945


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The chassis of a semi truck.


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Alexander Winton, in Cleveland, Ohio invented the semi-truck in 1898 and sold his first manufactured semi-truck in 1899.


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