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What is a good following distance if you are behind a tractor trailer?
You always want to ensure that you are far enough back that you can see the mirrors of that tractor - this also ensures that the driver can see you.
A semi-tractor trailer is pulling a trailer transporting Hazard Class/Division 1.3. The tractor will carry no explosives. Which statement is the most correct?
The Explosives 1.3 placard may be placed on either the front of the tractor or the front of the trailer
Which of the following is not a result of sliding the 5th wheel of a tractor forward?
This does not remove weight from the trailer axles.
How much does a tractor trailer rig weigh?
The tractor weighs 20,000 pounds, the trailer weighs whatever it weighs, and the maximum weight of a loaded tractor trailer with one trailer is 80,000 pounds.
When was the newest tractor invented?
tractor trailer
If a tractor is insured is the trailer that the tractor is hooked insured?
I would have to say no. I have a tractor that is insured the only thing that is insured is just that the tractor (fire theft etc). Although You can get your trailer insured just as you can an ATV horse trailer car truck if you had a policy for it. your tractor insurance will not help with the trailer.
What is another name for a tractor trailer?
semi truck, or semi tractor trailer, and 18 wheeler.
What is a bobtail truck?
A bobtail truck is a tractor-trailer truck where the trailer has been removed, leaving only the cab or tractor portion. This type of truck is often used for short-distance or local deliveries when a full trailer is not needed.
How is a trailer attached to a tractor?
Depends on what type of tractor and trailer you had in mind. For a farm tractor pulling a trailer, it's usually a pintle on the tractor which is run through a clevice on the trailer. For road going vehicles, the fifth wheel trailers are often used, where a trailer kingpin will be inserted and locked into a fifth wheel on the vehicle. In the case of an 18 wheeler, air lines will connect from the tractor to the trailer to operate the trailer's air brake system.
Very large truck - two connected sections - tractor and trailer?
Semi or Tractor Trailer-semi.
What if your following distance when driving a motor home or towing a trailer?
Double
How would you describe an 18-wheeler What constitues a rig. Is it truck and trailer tractor and trailer or trailer and rig?
An 18 wheeler consists of a tractor (meaning something that pulls) and a trailer (meaning something that follows.) A semi tractor-trailer rig has a trailer that sits on top of the frame of the tractor on a coupling device called a "fifth wheel." The tractor has ten wheels with two on the front axle and four on each drive axle in the rear. The trailer has two axles with 4 wheels each. The tractor and trailer together are informally called a rig. Is that what you were after?
