Bobtail

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000661",
  "term": "Bobtail",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A straight truck with a permanently attached cargo body, operating without a semi-trailer. In agriculture, these vehicles are used for transporting bulk commodities such as grain, feed, or fertilizer over shorter distances, for example from a field to on-farm storage. Compared to an articulated tractor-trailer, a bobtail offers greater maneuverability in confined spaces like farmyards or narrow field entrances.",
  "subject": "Agricultural equipment",
  "references": [
    "Applicability of financial responsibility regulations to bobtailing (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zugmaschine ohne Anhänger",
    "es": "tractor sin remolque",
    "fr": "tracteur solo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bobtail/"
}