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Why do they call them...?
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Semi's? If these have 18 wheels, what does a whole truck look like?
Station wagons? Which station? What kind of wagon?
DB
Station wagons? Which station? What kind of wagon?
DB
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RE: Why do they call them...?
Station wagon in the automobile sense is first recorded 1929, from earlier use for a horse-drawn conveyance that took passengers to and from railroad stations (1894).
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The train station.
==> What kind of wagon?
The kind of wagon that could transport people to and from the train station, with room in the back for their luggage.
It was the 'station wagon'.
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Truck has a rigid body that supports all of the load.
Semi-trailer has a rigid body that supports a substantial part, approx half the load. The rest of the load is supported by the trailer. Hence semi-trailer
Trailer. Almost the entire load is supported by the trailer
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DB
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I presume you meant to say that the rest of the load is supported by the tractor, (which is consistent with the definition given at the site below).
A short history of semitrailers can be found at http://www.amtrex.net/semitrailer_definition.htm
It also describes the invention of the "5th wheel". That's the point at which "artics", as described by Somptinguy, articulate.
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Good Luck
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e.g. When confronted, he took off like a bat out of Hell.
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DB
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Cheers,
CanuckMiner
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Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer
Houston, Texas
"All the world is a Spring"
All opinions expressed here are my own and not my company's.
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p.s. Note the spelling.
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Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer
Houston, Texas
"All the world is a Spring"
All opinions expressed here are my own and not my company's.
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In Australia, slang for said vehicle is semi.
It is not uncommon to see a semi on the road without a trailer. In this case it is referred to as the prime mover.
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