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2. File:Conventional 18-wheeler truck diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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   English: Diagram showing a side view and underside of a conventional 18-wheeler semi-trailer truck with an enclosed cargo space. The underside view shows the arrangement of the 18 tires (wheels). Shown in blue in the underside view are the axles, drive shaft, and differentials. The legend for labeled parts of the truck is as follows: tractor unit

3. Chassis configuration - Wikipedia

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   This can give information about the distribution of axles. For example, provide manufacturers the chassis configuration 8×4×4 to show that the vehicle has two steered front axles and two driven rear axles, compared to the chassis configuration 8×4/4 where the vehicle has one steered front axle, one steered rear axle (the fore axle) and two ...

4. Truck classification - Wikipedia

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   The typical 5-axle tractor-trailer combination, also called a "semi" or "18-wheeler", is a Class 8 vehicle. [30] Standard trailers vary in length from 8 ft (2.4 m) containers to 57 ft (17 m) van trailers, with the most common length being the 53 ft (16 m) trailer. [31] Specialized trailers for oversized loads can be considerably longer.

5. M123 and M125 10-ton 6x6 trucks - Wikipedia

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   The front beam axle was mounted on leaf springs, the rear tandem beam axles were mounted on a leaf sprung "walking beam" type suspension. All models shared a 181 inches (4.60 m) wheelbase (measured from the 1st to the 3rd axles). Full air drum brakes were used. The M123 was able to control the trailer brakes independently of the tractor.

6. Wheelbase - Wikipedia

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   For road vehicles with more than two axles (e.g. some trucks), the wheelbase is the distance between the steering (front) axle and the centerpoint of the driving axle group. In the case of a tri-axle truck, the wheelbase would be the distance between the steering axle and a point midway between the two rear axles. [1]

7. Axle track - Wikipedia

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   In automobiles (and other wheeled vehicles which have two wheels on an axle), the axle track is the distance between the hub flanges on an axle. [1] Wheel track, track width or simply track refers to the distance between the centerline of two wheels on the same axle. In the case of an axle with dual wheels, the centerline of the dual wheel ...