Talk:Semi-trailer

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I'm not sure how much can be added to this article? RfD and move its content to Wiktionary? Xiner 17:40, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I separated Semi-trailer because people had commented variously at Talk:Semi-trailer truck that it needed a separate entry and that they wanted to add content to such, as some had at that talk page. Some of those comments are months old now, so who knows what will come of them, but that was the idea. ENeville 17:54, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Trailer technology

In answer to all the above;- There are a great number of different types of semi-trailers, a lot of technology and a certain amount of history which needs to be added here but it takes takes time to do the research, gather the necessary illustrations and continue to write the article. If anyone beats me to it, be my guest. Apgeraint 05:07, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] proposed merge from Turnpike Doubles

The article Turnpike Doubles should be merged somewhere, but I suspect either Semi-trailer truck or Road train may be a better target. Or maybe these three (four with Turnpike Doubles) articles need to be considered together and ensure the right information is in the right one, with proper cross-linking. A turnpike double sounds like a "toy" road train with short trailers and single-axle dollies. --Scott Davis ^Talk 02:08, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Probably just ditch that page. The information is covered better in the North America section of Semi-trailer truck IMNSO. A turnpike double is a very specific rig - two ~50' trailers. The Turnpike Doubles page is fairly confused.Toiyabe 19:41, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Should we redirect that page over to Semi-trailer truck? —Cliffb 04:35, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Better to fix the link on Interstate 90 (and perhaps expand the text to contain an explanation) and just drop/{{prod}} it - if we were keeping the article it should be named Turnpike double anyway (lower-case 'D', singular instead of plural). --Scott Davis ^Talk 07:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Battery semi-trailer

A battery propulsion semi-trailer is a semi-trailer that contains the batteries that are used to power an electric truck or bus.

Has anyone ever really built a semitrailer equiped with this many batteries? I'm familiar with the concept of using a smaller one, but I've never seen pictures or heard discussion of one much bigger than a one or two axle thing that could be towed by a much lighter vehicle. If they have, surely it warrants expansion to cover how many batteries, the range, the load capacity, etc. like all the other electric vehicle articles. MrZaius^talk 17:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)