Re: Serially articulated trucks

tinwhistler <ozziemaland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

What the name "gigaliner" suggests to me is the need for a retronym
to refer to the shorter, serially articulated trucks that have more
than one articulation. "Megaliner" is a possibility, no?

According to the Truck Writers of North America that would appear to
be a "double" or "twin", defined as a

Combination of a tractor and two semitrailers connected in tandem
by a converter dolly.

http://www.twna.org/trucking_terms.htm

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