Correction for the length of a Semitrailer
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How long is 80 feet?
It's about one-and-two-thirds times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 48 feet.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is
48 feet (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to
36,000 kg in gross weight.
MLA Style (8th Ed.)
"Correction for the length of a Semitrailer" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=ft&amt=80&i=535. Accessed 24 Mar 2025.
APA Style (7th Ed.)
The Measure of Things. (2025). Correction for the length of a Semitrailer. Retrieved March 24, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=ft&amt=80&i=535
Chicago Style (17th Ed.)
"Correction for the length of a Semitrailer." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=ft&amt=80&i=535.
