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Semi-trailer truck and Truck driver

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Difference between Semi-trailer truck and Truck driver

Semi-trailer truck vs. Truck driver

A semi-trailer truck (more commonly semi truck or simply "semi") is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India, Nepal and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck).

Similarities between Semi-trailer truck and Truck driver

Semi-trailer truck and Truck driver have 32 things in common (in Unionpedia): Air brake (road vehicle), Australia, B. J. and the Bear, Box truck, C. W. McCall, Citizens band radio, Claude Akins, Commercial driver's license, Containerization, Convoy (1978 film), Convoy (song), Dangerous goods, Duel (1971 film), Dump truck, European Union, Fifth-wheel coupling, Freightliner Trucks, Gross vehicle weight rating, Ice Road Truckers, Intermodal freight transport, Joy Ride (2001 film), Movin' On (TV series), Nickname, Road train, Semi-trailer, Smokey and the Bandit, Tank truck, Transport, Truck, United Kingdom, ..., United States Department of Transportation, White Line Fever (film). Expand index (2 more) »

Air brake (road vehicle)

An air brake or, more formally, a compressed air brake system, is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to apply the pressure to the brake pad needed to stop the vehicle.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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B. J. and the Bear

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Box truck

A box truck — also known as a cube truck, cube van, rolling toaster or box van — is a chassis cab truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.

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C. W. McCall

William Dale Fries, Jr. (born November 15, 1928), is an American singer, activist and politician best known by his stage name C. W. McCall and for his truck-themed outlaw country songs.

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Citizens band radio

Citizens band radio (also known as CB radio) is, in many countries, a system of short-distance radio communications between individuals typically on a selection of 40 channels within the 27 MHz (11 m) band.

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Claude Akins

Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is remembered as Sheriff Lobo on the 1970s television series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series.

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Commercial driver's license

A commercial driver's license is a driver's license required to operate large or heavy vehicles.

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Containerization

Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers and ISO containers).

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Convoy (1978 film)

Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Franklyn Ajaye and Burt Young.

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Convoy (song)

"Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (a character co-created and voiced by Bill Fries, along with Chip Davis) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US and is listed 98th among Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time.

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Dangerous goods

Dangerous goods or hazardous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.

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Duel (1971 film)

Duel is a 1971 American television (and later full-length theatrical) road thriller film written by Richard Matheson, which is based on his own short story.

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Dump truck

A dump truck (known in the UK as a dumper/tipper truck) is a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Fifth-wheel coupling

The fifth-wheel coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly.

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Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks is an American truck manufacturer and a division of Daimler Trucks North America.

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Gross vehicle weight rating

The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), or gross vehicle mass (GVM) is the maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer including the vehicle's chassis, body, engine, engine fluids, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo but excluding that of any trailers.

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Ice Road Truckers

Ice Road Truckers (commercially abbreviated IRT) is a reality television series that premiered on History, on June 17, 2007.

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Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes.

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Joy Ride (2001 film)

Joy Ride is a 2001 American horror-thriller film directed by John Dahl and written by J. J. Abrams and Clay Tarver.

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Movin' On (TV series)

Movin' On is an American drama series that ran for two seasons (and a total of forty-four episodes), between 1974 and 1976.

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Nickname

A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place, or thing, for affection or ridicule.

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Road train

A road train or land train is a trucking vehicle of a type used in rural and remote areas of Australia, Europe, and the United States, to move freight efficiently.

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Semi-trailer

A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle.

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Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry.

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Tank truck

A tank truck or tanker truck (United States usage) or tanker (United Kingdom usage), is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads.

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Transport

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.

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Truck

A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the U.S. government concerned with transportation.

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White Line Fever (film)

White Line Fever is a 1975 American action film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Jan-Michael Vincent.

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Semi-trailer truck and Truck driver Comparison

Semi-trailer truck has 252 relations, while Truck driver has 187. As they have in common 32, the Jaccard index is 7.29% = 32 / (252 + 187).

References

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