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<p>[QUOTE="brian991219, post: 12046278, member: 122252"]Tractor trailer is a vehicle without a body, just a 5th wheel hitch designed exclusively to haul a semi-trailer using a kingpin/5th wheel coupler.</p><p><br /></p><p>Truck trailer combination is any truck and trailer combination that does not meet that definition such as a truck with a pickup body, hauler body or even a dump truck or similiar vehicle pulling a trailer. Truck trailer combinations can have a 5th wheel, gooseneck or ball type hitch.</p><p><br /></p><p>The truck title and registration will have a "brand mark" such as TK or TT to distinguish how the state identifies the vehicle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The distinction is important for obtaining an unrestricted class A CDL, use the truck trailer instead of a tractor trailer and you will have a restricted license. It is also important for allowable overall length, a tractor trailer has no overall length restriction just the trailer length is limited while a truck trailer is limited to 65' overall length from front of truck to rear of trailer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brian991219, post: 12046278, member: 122252"]Tractor trailer is a vehicle without a body, just a 5th wheel hitch designed exclusively to haul a semi-trailer using a kingpin/5th wheel coupler. Truck trailer combination is any truck and trailer combination that does not meet that definition such as a truck with a pickup body, hauler body or even a dump truck or similiar vehicle pulling a trailer. Truck trailer combinations can have a 5th wheel, gooseneck or ball type hitch. The truck title and registration will have a "brand mark" such as TK or TT to distinguish how the state identifies the vehicle. The distinction is important for obtaining an unrestricted class A CDL, use the truck trailer instead of a tractor trailer and you will have a restricted license. It is also important for allowable overall length, a tractor trailer has no overall length restriction just the trailer length is limited while a truck trailer is limited to 65' overall length from front of truck to rear of trailer.[/QUOTE]
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