Trucking History
Truck
Cargo
Industry
Infrastructure
100

Invented in 1898 to haul a boat, this multi-unit vehicle style became the blueprint for modern trucking

what is a semi

100

The standard nickname for a large commercial truck based on its total wheel count

18 wheeler

100

A refridgerated trailer used to haul cold or frozen food

Reefer trailer

100

Where truckers can rest get something to eat or get gas and park overnight

Truck stop
100

The road that truckers mostly drive on

Interstate
200

The year semis were invented

1898

200

The best selling truck company in america

Freightliner

200
The most common color for a standard trailer

White

200

The license a trucker must have to legally drive a semi

CDL
200

The stations where truckers must pull over to verify their total weight

Weigh Station

300

Liquid cargo like milk gas or water is hauled inside a cylinder tank shaped container 

Tanker trailer

300
The radio truckers use to talk to eachother on the road

CB Radio

300

Roads that require drivers to pay a fee or toll to drive on them

Toll roads
400
Animals like cows pigs and horses are carried in this type of open air trailer

Livestock trailer

400

The small area behind the seats to sleep and stuff

Cab

500

This cargo pays the most out of every cargo

Oversize loads

500

The minimum age for interstate trucking

21

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