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2. Trailer-on-flatcar - Wikipedia

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   Spine cars with semi trailers on them. Trailer on flatcar, also known as TOFC or piggyback, is the practice of carrying semi-trailers on railroad flatcars.TOFC allows for shippers to move truckloads long distances more cheaply than can be done by having each trailer towed by a truck, since one train can carry more than 100 trailers at once. [1]

3. Piggyback (transportation) - Wikipedia

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   The rail service provided for trucks which are carried on trains for part of their journey is referred to as a rolling road, or rolling highway. A related transportation method is the rail transport of semi-trailers, without road tractors, sometimes referred to as "trailer on flatcar (TOFC)". In the United States, TOFC traffic grew from 1% of ...

4. Intermodal freight transport - Wikipedia

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   Truck trailers were first carried by railway before World War II, an arrangement often called "piggyback", by the small Class I railroad, the Chicago Great Western in 1936. The Canadian Pacific Railway was a pioneer in piggyback transport, becoming the first major North American railway to introduce the service in 1952. In the United Kingdom ...

5. MOBAS makes this foldable semi-trailer for hauling

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6. Flatcar - Wikipedia

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   This Kansas City Southern Railway flatcar is fitted with fifth wheel couplings for hauling trailers. (2004) A Trailer-on-flat-car, or piggy-back car allows two 28.5-foot (8.69 m) trailer pups or one semi-trailer up to 57 feet (17.37 m) to be carried.

7. Pros and cons of semi-truck financing - AOL

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   Key takeaways. Semi-truck financing can be easier to secure than other business loans, even if you are a new business or have bad credit. Businesses can take advantage of depreciation and the ...

8. Semi-trailer truck - Wikipedia

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   Conventional style cab tractor A cab-over semi-tractor Tractor with an end-dump trailer A FAW semi-trailer truck in China A semi-trailer truck (also known by a wide variety of other terms – see below) is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A semi-trailer attaches to the tractor with a type of hitch called a fifth wheel. Other terms There are a ...

9. How much will semi-truck financing cost? - AOL

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   Key takeaways. Semi trucks can cost as much as $200,000, making it hard for some businesses to purchase one without a loan. The terms of a semi-truck loan depend on the type of lender, your ...