What's typically referred to as an 18 wheeler has five axles - steer axle, two drive axles, two trailer axles. Tractor-trailer combinations can have less or more,, depending on the application.
18, unless the drive and/or trailer axles run 'super singles' on each side, rather than two 275s or 285s on either side.
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"18 wheeler" referred to tractor-trailer units with a total of five axles (four wheels per drive and trailer axle plus two wheels on the steer axle = 18 wheels). However, it has become a common expression for tractor-trailer units in general, whether or not they have 18 wheels.
That depends on the weight, and whether you're simply over weight on a set of axles, or over your gross weight.
About 8000
18, hence the name.
About 950
tons a 10 wheeler will hold depends on the configuration of the truck. a lot has to do with the distance of the axles from each other. when loading a truck to get correct weight the load is distributed to get proper weight over axles. but benerally a 10 wheeler is only tagged to gross 54 ooo pounds. so with that you need to subtract the weight of the empty truck to find out what the actual payload will be
For a typical, fivee axle combination (three axles on the power unit, two axles on the trailer), it's 18.
It has 5 (five) axles, and can have anywhere from 14 to 18 wheels. 4 (four) of the wheels, on 2 (two) axles are drive wheels. It's not like a ordinary 18-wheeler semi, It has no 5th wheel but can pull a trailer with a pindle hitch
18 wheeler has the higher gross weight