18-wheeler

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That adds up to 24 18-wheeler trucks full of pumpkins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

It also alleged that the 18-wheeler drivers’ conduct was “grossly negligent,” and it claimed that “lax security” by Brink’s allowed “jewelry and gemstones to be stolen right out from under the noses” of the workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

Basically, these are advanced nuclear power plants that can produce an astonishing 7.2 million kilowatt hours per day depending on the model, but can still fit inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

For a time, the Precious Moments Care-a-Van — an 18-wheeler kitted out like a museum, filled with figurines and dioramas that told Mr. Butcher’s life story — toured the country.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Then I noticed the truck up the hill from me, a nondescript 18-wheeler with three metal steps coming down from the back end.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory