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2. Semi-trailer truck - Wikipedia

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   A cab over semi-tractor. Tractor with an end-dump trailer. A FAW semi-trailer truck in China. A semi-trailer truck[1] (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.

3. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   Interlocking connectors attached to air hoses that supply air from the tractor to the trailer for air brakes. [10] Headache rack A sturdy aluminum wall or steel mesh structure affixed to the tractor between the cab and the fifth wheel to protect the tractor occupants from the load on the trailer. See also: #Bulkhead Jake brake

4. 5-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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   M923 (M939 series) The 5‑ton 6x6 truck, officially "Truck, 5-ton, 6x6", was a class of heavy-duty six-wheel drive trucks used by the US Armed Forces. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 5-ton (4,500 kg) load over all roads and cross-country terrain in all weather. Through three evolutionary series (M39, M809, and M939) there ...

5. 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- -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 fifth wheel ...

6. Tractor - Wikipedia

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   The Ford N-series tractor helped revolutionize modern mechanized agriculture with its Ferguson three point hitch. A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction.

7. Tractor Supply Company - Wikipedia

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   Tractor Supply Company (also known as TSCO or TSC), founded in 1938, is an American chain that sells products for home improvement, agriculture, lawn and garden maintenance, livestock, equine and pet care. It caters to recreational farmers and ranchers, pet owners, and landowners. The company has 2,250 stores and is headquartered in Brentwood ...