road train

Noun

 * 1)  A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two or more trailers.

Synonyms

 * B-double (A Prime mover Towing a "bridge" - "B" trailer and a turntable/5th wheel connected second trailer. (There are no "A" (drawbar) connected Dolly Converter in the train).
 * Double Roadtrain (A-double, Prime mover towing 2 semi Trailers, with one(1) "A"-(Drawbar) Dolly Converter).
 * Triple Roadtrain (A-triple, Prime mover towing 3 semi Trailers, with two (2) "A"-(Drawbar) Dolly Converters).
 * B-Triple (3 trailers, 2x "B" (bridge) trailers towing a third "5th Wheel" connected semitrailer.
 * BAB Quad Roadtrain - 4 trailers with "B", "A" and "B" connections (ie. Tractor/Prime-mover pulling 2x B-Doubles interconnected by an "A"- (drawbar), "dolly converter").
 * ABB Quad Roadtrain - 4 trailers ie. a Semitrailer towing an "A" (dolly converter with drawbar)-connected "B-Triple".
 * Other configurations B2A or BAA Quad, 2BA or BBA Quad (B-connections LoadShare on rear wheelsets with the following semitrailer, A-connected trailers do not LoadShare, ie. use a "non load bearing" drawbar to the dolly).
 * Quad Roadtrain - Super Quad, 60m overall length 4 "Dog"Trailers, often with a more stable (3x) hybrid A-type drawbar interconnections (mostly seen in Northern WA).

Translations

 * Finnish: maantiejuna
 * Georgian: ავტომატარებელი
 * Norwegian:
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 * Nynorsk: vogntog