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

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    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; semi-trailer (detachable) engine compartment; cabin; sleeper (not present in all trucks) air dam; fuel tanks; fifth-wheel ...

  3. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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    Modern fifth wheels allow the trailers to slide into the fifth wheel and lock into it very reliably when maintained and serviced properly. The engagement of the king pin into the fifth-wheel locking mechanism is the only means of connection between tractor and trailer; no other device or safety mechanism is used.

  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. George Walther Sr. - Wikipedia

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    George Walther Sr. (August 13, 1876 – April 10, 1961) was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, civic leader and the holder of over 100 patents for truck wheels, brake drums, fifth wheels, and landing gear/legs for the trucking industry. He was the founder of the Dayton Steel Foundry.

  6. Semi-trailer - Wikipedia

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    The towing vehicle has a wide coupling plate known as a fifth-wheel coupling bolted onto its chassis, on which the semi-trailer rests and pivots. As the tractor reverses under the trailer, a kingpin under the front of the trailer slides into a slot in the skid plate, and the jaws of the fifth wheel close onto it.

  7. Plane makes successful wheels-up emergency landing in ... - AOL

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    The plane, a Beach B-200 Super King, circled the airport for hours burning fuel before making a “textbook” wheels-up emergency landing, CNN affiliate Nine News reported.

  8. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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    A large pin, underneath the front of a trailer, which interlocks with the fifth wheel. [8] Landing gear A set of retractable, crank-up legs that support the front of a trailer when it is not connected to a tractor. [8] A dump truck with a raised lift axle Lift axle

  9. Undercarriage arrangements - Wikipedia

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    Wheels and Configuration Nose section Center section Example 717, 727, 737: 6 wheels [1x2]+[2x2] A Boeing 737 from Southwest Airlines: 747: 18 wheels [1x2]+[4x4] A Boeing 747-400's main landing gear. Note the toes-up bias angle of the bogies on the wing gear, to ensure correct stowage upon retraction: 707, 720, 757, 767, 787: 10 wheels [1x2]+[2x4]

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