Sentences with phrase «tractor trailer trailers»
The most noticeable difference is that tractor trailer trailers are much larger in size as well as weigh much more than cars, SUVs, or smaller - sized pickups.
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But keep in mind approximately 70 percent of all freight in the U.S. is moved by tractor - trailers: Whatever you just bought, whether at a store or online... chances are it got part of the way to you on a tractor - trailer.
And keep in mind that the vast majority of tractor - trailer drivers are not just consummate professionals, they're better drivers than we are.
Sometimes... well, sometimes a tractor - trailer just seems big and scary and you wish they weren't on the highway at all.
Sometimes tractor - trailers go too slowly.
He detaches the tractor and uses it to load the trailer with bales.
Otto, the startup behind the self - driving tractor trailer that recently completed a 120 - mile beer delivery, will be on hand to discuss automation and the effects it will have on society.
In the U.S., a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into the 2016 death of Tesla driver Joshua Brown concluded that his over-reliance on Autopilot contributed to his car's collision with a tractor - trailer.
The company sponsors about 40,000 wreaths each year and donates the services of more than a dozen tractor - trailers to deliver the wreaths around the country.
Capital Expenditures: In Ryder's business, capital expenditures are generally used to purchase revenue earning equipment (trucks, tractors, and trailers) primarily to support the ChoiceLease product line and secondarily to support the commercial rental product line within Ryder's FMS business segment.
SpaceX employs 370, it uses a converted tractor - trailer as a control room, and its CEO, a man with no prior experience with rockets, doubles as chief engineer.
(Recently, an autonomous tractor trailer from Otto completed a 120 - mile beer delivery.)
The system didn't detect a tractor - trailer that had turned in front of the car in bright sunshine, and Brown also failed to react.
Finally, here are the things that all those tractor trailer drivers on the highway wish you'd take into consideration.
The truck's driver, 60 - year - old James Bradley, told federal authorities he had been unaware the tractor - trailer was filled with people.
I squint and stare at the tractor - trailer in front of me while a reckless driver swerves between lanes at 80 miles per hour to my left.
Anthony Levandowski, one of the architects of Google's self - driving car, left the company to start Otto, which retrofits tractor - trailers with autonomous technology.
He ran the company out of his home «until it took over» and the tractor - trailers thundering down the street threatened neighborhood tranquillity.
One day, [Tom] was on his way to work when he had a near - fatal accident with a tractor - trailer.
So we built him a 53 - foot tractor - trailer with walls that would withstand it.
Last month, a driver using Tesla's autopilot service died after a collision with a tractor - trailer, and several of Google's cars have logged minor accidents.
After the fatal accident Tesla said, «Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied.»
Like a dispatcher, Pedro then directed the couriers to drop - off spots where tractor - trailers were waiting to haul the money to L.A. and eventually across the border.
In September, he held a press conference with reporters on a Sunday to talk about the latest version of Autopilot, which uses a radar system that he claims could have prevented Brown's accident, which may have been caused when the Autopilot system failed to detect the tractor trailer because of its high ground clearance.
In 2016, CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. found that some of the most in - demand jobs included sales managers, insurance sales agents, heavy and tractor - trailer truck drivers, bus and truck mechanics, and diesel engine specialists.
The carmaker continues to grapple with fallout from a fatal Florida crash of a Model S sedan after both the driver and the car's «autopilot» system failed to detect a white tractor - trailer against a «brightly lit sky.»
The company said that the Tesla Model S passed under the tractor trailer, with the windshield of the Tesla Model S hitting the bottom of the trailer.
The tractor - trailer was in the main inspection lane at the checkpoint on IH - 35, north of Laredo, when agents questioned the driver and passenger on their immigration status.
Tesla Motors stated that the unfortunate event happened due to the inability of the Model S to distinguish between the white paint of the tractor - trailer and the «brightly lit sky.»
The tractor - trailer was taken to a secondary checkpoint area after dogs alerted agents of the presence of concealed humans and / or narcotics.
A tractor trailer then drove across the highway where the electric vehicle was on.
The Tesla car that Joshua Brown was driving ran full speed into a semi in Florida — as the tractor - trailer took a left at an intersection causing the Model S to hit its side.
The only other Tesla Model S - related fatality took place in May, when Joshua Brown, a 40 - year - old entrepreneur, crashed his vehicle on a tractor trailer crossing the road in Florida.
BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE / WYOU)-- We've all shared the road with tractor trailers, but truck drivers have a very different view from behind the wheel than we do.
Purchasing new equipment and parts such as axles, brakes, wheels, or the trailers and tractors themselves
Funding will be used to purchase a tractor trailer to transport the produce, a cooler to store the produce and a blast chiller to allow Daily Bread to pack and freeze smaller amounts of produce for distribution.
The driver of a Tesla Model S was killed in 2016 when his car, operating on its Autopilot system, crashed into a tractor - trailer in Florida.
Adam Warner stands in front of the classroom like a teacher, but he's actually a tractor trailer driver with Walmart.
According to the American Trucking Association, in about 10 years, the demand for trucking services will rise by 30 percent, meaning an additional 600,000 tractor - trailers will need to be on the road to accommodate the rise in demand.
The crash occurred May 7 when Joshua David Brown, 40, of Canton, Ohio, was behind the wheel of his black 2015 Model S Tesla, while in Autopilot mode on U.S. Route - 27 in Williston, Fla., and hit the side of a tractor trailer that was crossing the road to make a turn.
A Tesla driver was killed in a collision in Florida with a tractor trailer while the vehicle was in «Autopilot» mode, the car maker announced Thursday.
A different law limits the maximum interstate highway weight to 80,000 lbs., but it only applies to tractor trailer trucks with dual axles on both the tractor and the trailer located at least 36 feet apart.
A crash between a tractor - trailer and a bus carrying a junior league hockey team left 14 people dead Friday in western Canada, police said.
Of New Mexico's total industry jobs in 2013, truck drivers alone — whether heavy, tractor - trailer, or delivery — make up nearly 14,610 jobs.
Out of New Hampshire's total industry jobs in 2013, truck drivers alone — whether heavy, tractor - trailer or delivery — make up 10,640 jobs.
What got me thinking about those trucks that are our lifeline to most everything we need was a Feb. 19 tractor - trailer crash on the Capital Beltway.
So next time a tractor - trailer passes by, or you're at the local grocery store as a truck docks in the delivery bay, you're not just looking at an impressive 18 - wheeler traveling the road with your holiday meal that will stock the shelves, or toys for the children in your family, you're looking at a vital machine for New Hampshire's economic growth, prosperity and future.
You're right, it's not much fun for any driver, but you don't want to get stuck in stop - and - go traffic, squeezing by two minor crashes and dealing with occasional rain while driving a tractor - trailer.
On May 7, Joshua Brown lost his life when his Model S drove under a tractor - trailer.
These goods are transported by a combination of 3rd party fleet as well as Walmart Canada's fleet of 180 tractors, 2,000 trailers and more than 350 drivers.