What is a semi trailer and semi truck trailer types?

1 What is a semi trailer?

Semi-trailer refers to a trailer that has no power and needs the tractor to provide power to complete the transportation. semi trailer is also called semi truck trailer, tractor trailer. They are mainly responsible for long-distance transport of some bulk goods, or relatively heavy, more goods.

3 axle 40ft flatbed semi trailer

2 Features of semi-trailer

Compared with “monolithic” vehicles, semi-trailers can improve the comprehensive economic benefits of road transportation. The transportation efficiency can be increased by 30-50%, the cost can be reduced by 30-40%, and the fuel consumption can be reduced by 20-30%. More importantly, the use of semi-trailers can also promote the logistics to a certain extent.

3 Application of semi-trailer

Semi truck trailers are mainly used to transport bulky goods that are bulky and difficult to split, such as excavators, etc. The fence type is more suitable for pulling fresh and live goods, such as vegetables, fruits, etc. Van type is more suitable for pulling bulk cargo and preventing moisture. More expensive goods.

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5. Semi truck trailer types

5.1 Cement tank semi truck trailer

The cement tank trailer is a semi-trailer whose cargo part structure is a tank structure. It is mainly used to transport bulk cement, lime powder and more.

High efficiency of loading, unloading and transportation. Guarantee the quality of the goods. Conducive to transportation safety. Reduce labor intensity and improve loading and unloading conditions. Save packaging materials and labor. Reduce transportation costs.

5.2 Flour tanker semi trailer

Flour tanker semi trailer is mainly used to transport flour, and its materials are divided into aluminum alloy and stainless steel. Because flour is food, the requirements for materials are relatively high.

5.3 Dump semi truck trailer

Dump semi-trailer is suitable for the transportation of bulk and scattered goods such as coal, ores, and construction materials. Dump semi-trailers can be divided into two categories according to their uses: one is heavy-duty and super-heavy dump trailers for off-highway transportation, which mainly undertake transportation tasks such as large-scale mines and projects, and are usually used in conjunction with excavators. The other type of light and medium-sized ordinary dump trailers for road transportation are mainly responsible for the transportation of loose goods such as sand, soil, and coal, and are usually used in conjunction with loaders.

5.4 Container semi truck trailer

The container semi-trailer is a semi-trailer whose cargo part is a container structure. Mainly used in logistics systems supporting ships, ports, routes, highways, transfer stations, bridges, tunnels, and multimodal transport.

Container chassis semi truck trailer is specially used to transport containers, common container chassis is divided into 20ft 40ft and 45ft.

5.5 Gooseneck container semi truck trailer

Container chassis semi truck trailer is specially used to transport containers. Common container chassis is divided into 20ft, 40ft and 45ft.

Gooseneck container chassis is mainly used to transport 40ft containers, especially used in countries with limited height.

ISO tank chassis is used to transport 20ft container or ISO tank.

5.6 Flatbed semi truck trailer

The flatbed semi truck trailer has a wide range of uses, mainly for medium and long-distance freight transportation.

Flatbed semi truck trailer can also be used to transport containers, which is a semi trailer with a very high cost performance.

5.7 Side wall semi truck trailer

Drop side fence cargo trailer is generally used to transport bulk cargo. It is mainly used for long-distance transportation. Generally, the side wall semi truck trailer can transport 30-80 tons.

If it is a large amount of transportation or different needs, we can customize it or platform trailer some deformed vehicles.

5.8 Wing van semi truck trailer

Wing vans are a type of cargo trailers that has its doors open on the side, resembling a wing.

5.9 Fuel tank semi truck trailer

The fuel tank semi trailer is mainly used to transport liquids, including fuel, diesel, gasoline, and so on.

Common fuel tank smei truck trailer has 2 axles, 3 axles, 4 axles, oil tanker trailer capacity is 30,000-60,000 liters.

The fuel tank semi trailer is divided into single-compartment and multi-compartment.

5.10 Bitumen tanker semi truck trailer

Bitumen tanker trailer is mainly used to transport bitumen, and it has its own heating system to ensure that the bitumen will not solidify during transportation.

5.12 Low bed semi truck trailer

The lowbed semi truck trailer has no rails on the vehicle-mounted part and has a wide range of uses, mainly for medium and long-distance freight transportation. The frame of the series semi-trailer is a through-beam structure, and the longitudinal beam adopts a straight and live gooseneck type. The web height ranges from 400mm to 550mm, the longitudinal beams are welded by automatic submerged arc welding, the frame is shot blasted, and the cross beams penetrate the longitudinal beams and weld the whole. Composed of tandem dry plate spring and suspension support, the structure is reasonable, with strong rigidity and strength, used to support the load and buffer the impact.

Lowbed semi-trailers are usually used to transport heavy vehicles (such as tractors, buses, special vehicles, etc.), rail vehicles, mining machinery, forestry machinery, agricultural machinery (such as excavators, bulldozers, loaders, paving machines, cranes, etc.) And other heavy-loaded goods, the lower the center of gravity, the better the stability and safety, and the stronger the ability to transport ultra-high goods and pass overhead obstacles

5.13 LPG tanker semi truck trailer

LPG tanker semi truck trailer is mainly used to transport all kinds of liquefied gases, including liquefied petroleum gas, ethane, propane and so on. It maintains a certain pressure inside to ensure the safety of transportation.

6. Precautions for the use of semi-trailers

• 1. When turning a corner, pay attention to whether there are pedestrians in the blind spot of the viewing angle, especially those riding a battery car, which suddenly appear silently. Always check your tires before you travel.
• 2. If you travel far, it is necessary to inspect the vehicle. The necessary inspections include: the half-shaft screw drive of the vehicle, the screw drive, the screw, the horn, the light, the tire pressure, and these are necessary.
• 3. Be careful not to move the steering wheel a lot while driving, because if the body is too long and moving, it may cause a rollover and cornering, but also pay attention to try to make as much space as possible, otherwise the tail will be difficult to pass and it will be easy to throw people.