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
The culprit’s tractor-trailer had the real trucking company’s name and trailer number on the side, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
County Superior Court that the tractor-trailer drivers’ conduct was “grossly negligent” — and that “lax security” by the company allowed the theft to occur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
He pointed to a 2016 Florida crash where a Tesla’s Autopilot system failed to distinguish the side of a white tractor-trailer from the bright sky and didn’t activate the car’s brakes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
When the bridge came in sight below them there was a tractor-trailer jackknifed sideways across it and wedged into the buckled iron railings.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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