cimc company has many years of history, this article can let you learn the difference between full trailer and semi trailer.

what's a full trailer?

Full trailers are also called "drawbar trailers, flatbed full trucks, pulling trailers, trailers". Generally, pneumatic solid tires are used, with a low surface height and a large loading capacity. No danger of puncture or puncture. Safe, simple and durable.

The load of the full trailer is borne by itself, and it is connected to the locomotive only by hook. The locomotive does not need to bear the trailer load, but only provides power to help the trailer overcome the frictional resistance on the road. Full trailers are mainly used for transportation in terminals, factories, and ports. Greatly improves the efficiency of cargo transfer and translation. Reduce the cost of forklift and labor.

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Characteristics of drawbar trailers

A trailer is generally composed of a frame, a body, a traction device, a steering device, a suspension, a walking system, a braking system, and a signal system

In order to meet the structure and use requirements of heavy flatbed trailers. The frame is mainly composed of a main beam, a cross beam, a support beam and a side beam. The height of the main beam of the frame is relatively large and extends downward, so that the frame can increase the longitudinal bending strength of the frame without increasing the height of the cargo platform.
The quality of heavy-duty trailers is large, and the dimensions are also large. Generally speaking, the strength of the frame should be increased, and the height of the frame should be reduced as much as possible to facilitate the loading and unloading and transportation of the cargo. According to the structure of the longitudinal beam of the trailer frame, there are straight-through frames, stepped frames and recessed beam frames.

what is a semi trailer?

Semi-trailers are generally three-axle semi-trailers, and their types are divided into fence trailer, flat bed trailer, low bed semi-trailers. It is a heavy-duty transportation vehicle that is connected to the semi-trailer head by a traction pin.

Difference from semi-trailer
Different from a semi-trailer, a semi trailer is a trailer with the axle behind the center of gravity of the vehicle and a coupling device that can transmit horizontal or vertical force to the tractor! Generally, there are two axles for trailers and one axle for semi-trailers. A semi-trailer refers to a vehicle that is unpowered and shares the main vehicle with the main vehicle.
To put it simply, the trailer is connected to the front truck by a hook. It is common in long-distance transportation to hang a car (or multiple) behind the truck, which is a trailer. The semi-trailer is connected to the traction seat of the tractor through a traction pin. A common container transporter is a typical semi-trailer, and the rear loading part is a semi-trailer.

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