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  2. 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 ...

  3. Watch: Elon Musk Presents Tesla Semi Truck [Video] - AOL

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    Tesla rolled out its first all-electric semitrailer truck on Thursday. The Semi was first revealed by Elon Musk five years ago. Photo: Tesla/Reuters

  4. Semi-trailer - Wikipedia

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    The combination of a semi-trailer and a tractor truck is called a semi-trailer truck (also known simply as a "semi-trailer", "tractor trailer", or "semi" in the United States). [1] A large proportion of a semi-trailer's weight is supported by a tractor unit, or a detachable front-axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer ...

  5. Tonka - Wikipedia

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    1978 model Tonka bottom dump truck. Tonka has produced a variety of toys, including dolls (Star Fairies, Bathing Beauties, Maple Town, and Hollywoods).They have produced other toys, some aimed at girls (such as Keypers), [6] and others aimed at boys (such as Gobots, [6] Supernaturals, Rock Lords, Spiral Zone, Legions of Power and Steel Monsters).

  6. Phantom 309 - Wikipedia

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    After driving through the night, Big Joe drops the hitchhiker off at a truck stop, gives him a dime for a cup of coffee, then disappears out of sight. Once inside, the hitchhiker tells of Big Joe's generosity and the waiter tells him he had been the beneficiary of a "ghost driver" (a variant of the vanishing hitchhiker /truck driver urban legend ).

  7. 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.

  8. Dump truck - Wikipedia

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    Frame and Frameless end dump truck. Depending on the structure, semi trailer end dump truck can also be divided into frame trailer and frameless trailer. [18] The main difference between them is the different structure. The frame dump trailer has a large beam that runs along the bottom of the trailer to support it.

  9. Robosaurus - Wikipedia

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    Robosaurus during a show at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.. Robosaurus is a transforming dinosaur robot created by inventor Doug Malewicki in 1989 and originally owned and operated by his company, Monster Robots, Inc. [1] Robosaurus is modeled after Transformers toys with the driver sitting in the head of the robot, and the ability to transform from a 48-foot semi trailer into a ...