A semi-trailer truck 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. Semi-trailer
Peterbilt conventional style cab
Mercedes-Benz cab-over semi-tractor
International with an end-dump trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. The combination of a semi-trailer and a tractor truck is called a semi-trailer truck.
A tractor unit pulling a semi-trailer
A truck pulling a semitrailer using a trailer dolly
A 1920 advertisement for semi-trailers