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2. Semi-trailer - Wikipedia

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   A semi-trailer is a trailer without a ... trailer is often called a semi-trailer truck or "semi" in North America and Australia, ... to 26 for a standard trailer ...

3. 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 ...

4. Road train - Wikipedia

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   A three-trailer livestock road train in Australia An early road train at Alice Springs on the way to Tennant Creek, c. 1938–1948 A diesel road train in Alice Springs, c. 1938–1939. A road train, also known as a land train or long combination vehicle (LCV) is a semi-trailer used to move road freight more efficiently than single-trailer semi ...

5. Lowboy (trailer) - Wikipedia

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   A lowboy (low-loader in British English, low-bed in western Canada and South Africa or float in Australia and eastern Canada) is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers.

6. Western Star Trucks - Wikipedia

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   The new X series of Western Star trucks includes; 47X, 48X (Australia only), 49X and 57X. The 47X is the entry-level model, used mostly for vocational purposes, such as adding a dump bed or cement mixer. The 47X can also be used with a standard fifth wheel connector to tow standard trailers.

7. List of truck types - Wikipedia

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   Peterbilt 386 tractor, a popular tractor unit for pulling semi-trailers. Heavy trucks are heavier than medium trucks. They weigh between 26 001 to over 33 000 lb (11 794 to over 14 969 kg). There is no higher on-road classification. Many heavy trucks listed are also made in medium duty versions: Concrete transport truck (cement mixer) Mobile ...

8. Mack Titan - Wikipedia

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   Air brake system has high flow air compressor and large air tanks to provide air for 2 or more trailers and the air starter (if fitted). Integrated vertical air intake snorkels keep dust and dirt out of the filters prolonging their life. High power engines from Cummins (ISX & Signature) and Caterpillar (C-16). Until 2000/2001, the Mack 16.4 ...

9. Howard Porter (manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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   In 2006 rival semi trailer manufacturing business SFM Engineering was purchased. [2] [3] In 2010, Howard Porter completed a 320 trailer contract for the Gorgon gas project, reportedly the biggest trailer contract ever in Australia. [6] [7] In 2012 a subsidiary trading as Global Trailer Solutions was established in Asia. [8] [9]