{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"semi-trailer","description":"Transport operators and freight forwarders use the term semi-trailer for a multi-axle trailer without its own front axle, whose forward section rests on and is supported by the fifth-wheel coupling of a tractor unit. Together, tractor and semi-trailer form an articulated lorry—the dominant vehicle type in European long-haul road freight. Because the semi-trailer can be uncoupled and staged at a terminal while the tractor immediately takes on another unit, asset utilization is significantly highe","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/semi-trailer","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:05:59.184018","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sattelauflieger","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/semi-trailer","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"semi-trailer · Transport operators and freight forwarders use the term semi-trailer for a multi-axle trailer without its own front axle, whose forward section rests on and is supported by the fifth-wheel coupling of a tractor unit. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sattelauflieger"}