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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. File:COE 18-wheeler truck diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Diagram showing a side view and underside of a COE (cab over engine) 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:

  4. 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 ...

  5. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A common property-carrying commercial vehicle in the United States is the tractor-trailer, also known as an "18-wheeler" or "semi".. The trucking industry serves the American economy by transporting large quantities of raw materials, works in process, and finished goods over land—typically from manufacturing plants to retail distribution centers.

  6. List of land vehicles types by number of wheels - Wikipedia

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    18 wheeler; Many tracked vehicles such as tanks; Most rolling stock have more than four wheels, due to trucks having four wheels each, with multiple trucks per ...

  7. Tesla Semi unveiled with tri-motor setup, megawatt charging ...

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    "It looks like an elephant running around like cheetah,” Musk joked. Semi has a tri-motor system & carbon-sleeved rotors just like Plaid. 1 unit for efficiency, 2 acceleration units for torque ...

  8. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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    18/18 wheeler A truck with a total of 18 tire/wheels. It can also be used for any truck usually with a fifth-wheel hitch and a semi-trailer even if the vehicle doesn't have dual wheels, or tandem axles. Aircraft carrier Tractor/trailer carrying a disassembled aircraft, helicopter or a small plane. Angry kangaroo

  9. Horse-drawn vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Clarence: A closed, four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with a projecting glass front and seats for four passengers inside. Coach: A large, usually closed, four-wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, controlled by a coachman. Coupé: The horse-drawn carriage equivalent of a modern coupe automobile.