tractor-trailer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That’s a win for consumers, because the fuel powers the tractor-trailer trucks and other types of transportation infrastructure that move goods to stores.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
But Shearer was seated in the center of the cab, eliminating the right-side blind spot, and he was flanked by screens showing every object around his tractor-trailer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Customs and Border Protection officers encountered Friday, when a 29-year-old man drove a commercial tractor-trailer to the Otay Mesa commercial facility and tried to enter San Diego County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
Multiple news outlets showed images of a large, red tractor-trailer hauling material on a flatbed in the parking lot of the building.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
A safe way to get there was in one of the big tractor-trailer trucks that carried cargo from Kenya into Sudan.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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