Posted by Bret4207 on June 18, 2014 at 03:47:35 from (64.19.90.196):
In Reply to: I gots to know? posted by bison on June 17, 2014 at 16:14:08:
bison said: (quoted from post at 20:14:08 06/17/14)
Bret4207 said: (quoted from post at 16:03:31 06/17/14) Well, I can't quote it from memory, but the FMCSA defines it like this- A full trailer has a steering axle in the front and none of the weight rests on the power unit. A semi-trailer has the front end resting on a 5th wheel on the power unit. That handles the "semi" part as far as the trailer. Why people call a tractor and trailer, a tractor being a power unit on which none of the actual load is carried but which serves as just the power unit vs a truck which carries at least part of the actual load, a "semi" I don't really know. Slang I guess, short for tractor ad semi-trailer...which IS quite a mouthful when you come down to it.
Well by your definition that means a 1 ton truck picup with goose neck stock trailer should classify as a semi-trailer :lol:
Nope, the pickup is DESIGNED to carry a load on the power unit which makes it a truck. A tractor is designed to pull the load, not carry any of it, it's strictly a power unit. Yes, you can split hairs, but the pickup is always going to be a truck, even if it's towing cattle or cars or something else that couldn't possibly fit in the box.
Also, a gooseneck uses a ball hitch vs a 5th wheel. I forget the distinctions, but there are some for that too.
Hey, I don't make the rules, I just read them! :lol:
This post was edited by Bret4207 at 03:49:06 06/18/14.
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