Well, officially, it's a "truck tractor". I refer to it as the "power unit" quite often, because, when we say "truck" most often, we're refering to truck and trailer. We say things like our "truck's in the shop" only refering to the truck, right ? And officially, the trailer is a "semi trailer" with no front wheels. I laugh when someone refers to " a big ol semi going down the highway" !
Drivers, what do you call your semi, semi? big rig?....thanks in advance
Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by kbrooks, Jan 17, 2013.
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I call it the truck. When I'm home I call it the big truck to eliminate the confusion of it and the dually. Some times when I am joking around I call it a large car. But 99% of the time it is the truck.
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I call it what ever I feel like calling it at that moment.
I'll call it truck, tractor or big truck. Then in moments when referring to the complete unit I might call it a tractor-trailer. It's one of them things you say what ever is easier on the tongue at the moment.
For the most part it is a tractor. A tractor is designed to work by pulling something behind it. A truck you usually throw something in the bed.kbrooks, mje and kerosene jockey Thank this. -
Also often refered to by their make IE the Pete or the Kenworth, or if you want to sound like a moron you could call it "the cab" like the idiot narrator on "drama road truckers" Some even have a propper noun name.
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I just call it my "ride" or the money maker
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I call it simply a truck. When referring to it in relation to my other vehicles such as box trucks and pickups, or when describing it to others...it is a semi truck.
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When shes running good its hunny, when shes not its B*#ch
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