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On 2014-07-01 12:36 PM, wrote:


> Ah. I thought it meant that the tail bobs up and down, because it does,
> accounting for the cab's rocking.
>



One of many misconceptions about trucking terms. Bobtailed...
shortened. Another is "semi"... refers to the to the trailer not the
truck (tractor). A trailer is a vehicle that is towed by a motor
vehicle. A semi trailer is one where a substantial amount of the weight
is supported by the tractor. Hence, the 5th wheel trailer hitch which is
mounted over the tractor's drive axles.
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