road train
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: road trains
Senses: examples: text: Road trains are big rigs made of tractors that pull more than one trailer.[…]They are driven in remote areas of Canada, the United States, and Australia. Australia is home to the largest road trains in the world.[…]It is common for Australian road trains to have up to six trailers attached to a single tractor, with each trailer holding up to 140 tons (127 tonnes) of freight.
ref: 2007, Adrianna Morganelli, Trucks: Pickups to Big Rigs, page 17:
text: Livestock road trains tend to travel in convoys and its^([sic]) best to pull over for a rest and watch them pass.
ref: 2007, Dick Eussen, Australia′s Savannah Way: Cairns to Broome, page 13:
text: Where there are two semi-trailers and one motive unit this is called a double bottomed articulated vehicle or road train. Especially in Australia, road trains may consist of more than two trailers. In the UK, serious consideration is being given to their use on motorways.
ref: 2010, Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Peter Baker, The Handbook of Logistics & Distribution Management, page 398:
coordinate_terms: articulated lorry
tractor-trailer
glosses: A transport conveyance consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two or more trailers.
Hyponyms: english: bridge; B; A; There are no (drawbar) connected Dolly Converter in the train
translation: bridge; B; A; There are no (drawbar) connected Dolly Converter in the train
word: B-double (A Prime mover Towing a - trailer and a turntable
english: bridge; B; A; There are no (drawbar) connected Dolly Converter in the train
translation: bridge; B; A; There are no (drawbar) connected Dolly Converter in the train
word: 5th wheel connected second trailer
english: A
translation: A
alt: A-double, Prime mover towing 2 semi Trailers, with one(1) -(Drawbar) Dolly Converter
word: Double Roadtrain
english: A
translation: A
alt: A-triple, Prime mover towing 3 semi Trailers, with two (2) -(Drawbar) Dolly Converters
word: Triple Roadtrain
topics: bridge
games
english: B; 5th Wheel
translation: B; 5th Wheel
word: B-Triple (3 trailers, 2x trailers towing a third connected semitrailer
english: 4 trailers with
translation: 4 trailers with
word: BAB Quad Roadtrain
english: A; B; A; dolly converter; i.e. Tractor/Prime-mover pulling 2x B-Doubles interconnected by an - (drawbar)
translation: A; B; A; dolly converter; i.e. Tractor/Prime-mover pulling 2x B-Doubles interconnected by an - (drawbar)
word: and connections
english: 4 trailers i.e. a Semitrailer towing an-connected .
translation: 4 trailers i.e. a Semitrailer towing an-connected .
alt: dolly converter with drawbar
word: ABB Quad Roadtrain
word: Other configurations B2A
word: BAA Quad
word: 2BA
english: non load bearing
translation: non load bearing
alt: B-connections LoadShare on rear wheelsets with the following semitrailer, A-connected trailers do not LoadShare, i.e. use a drawbar to the dolly
word: BBA Quad
english: Super Quad
translation: Super Quad
word: Quad Roadtrain
english: Dog
translation: Dog
word: 60m overall length 4 Trailers
english: mostly seen in Northern WA
translation: mostly seen in Northern WA
word: often with a more stable (3x) hybrid A-type drawbar interconnections