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2. Semi-trailer aerodynamic device - Wikipedia

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   Semi-trailer aerodynamic devices are devices affixed to semi-trailers, for the purpose of reducing aerodynamic drag caused by air turbulence. The two major types of device in use are trailer skirts (or side skirts ), affixed to the underside of trailers, and trailer tails (or boat tails , or rear fairings ), affixed to the rear.

3. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   The fifth-wheel coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly. The coupling consists of a kingpin , a 2-or- 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -inch-diameter (50.8 or 88.9 mm) vertical steel pin protruding from the bottom of the front of the semi-trailer, and a horseshoe-shaped coupling device called a ...

4. Landmaster - Wikipedia

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   In the story, the Landmaster was designed to use as many standard truck parts as possible, so that any junkyard would have whatever was needed for repairs. The real Landmaster is powered by a 390- cubic-inch (6.4 L ) Ford engine, and uses the rear-ends of two commercial trucks and an Allison automatic truck transmission.

5. Semi-trailer - Wikipedia

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   The combination of a semi-trailer and a tractor truck is called a semi-trailer truck (also known simply as a "semi-trailer", "tractor trailer", or "semi" in the United States). [1] A large proportion of a semi-trailer's weight is supported by a tractor unit, or a detachable front-axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer ...

6. Types of semi-truck financing - AOL

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   The average semi truck has a lifespan of about 750,000 miles. But this can vary with the type of truck, its components, where it operates, and the maintenance it receives. Well-maintained trucks ...

7. Articulated vehicle - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, tractor unit and trailer combinations are referred to as articulated lorries, or "artics". [1]A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semitruck, [1] (or semi, [2] eighteen-wheeler, [3] big rig, [4] tractor-trailer [5] or, by synecdoche, a semitrailer) [6] [a] is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight.