Athearn - HO Scale - 40ft Trailer - Western Pacific (WPZ) Bicentennial - #291089 - Red/White/Blue with Black Lettering (SKU 140-2094)
Available On: September 1, 2025
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. The are favored in the trucking industry for hauling freight for long distances. Road tractors and semi-trailers are responsible for carrying a large proportion of cargo. Box or van trailers are the most common type of semi-trailers. They are quite simply a metal box on wheels with some doors on the back, though some offer additional access doors on the sides. A large proportion of a semi-trailer’s weight is supported by a tractor unit, or a detachable front-axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer. The semi-trailer’s weight is semi-supported by its own wheels, at the rear of the semi-trailer. A semi-trailer is normally equipped with landing gear (legs which can be lowered) to support it when it is uncoupled.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Separate reefer unit and fuel tank (if applied)
• Rubber tires
• 2 door rods
• Wheeled landing gear per prototype
• Fully-assembled and ready to use out of the box
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Matching tractors available separately for some carriers
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