HO 40' Trailer, Canadian Great Western Express #4937
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Athearn - Item No. ATH-2096
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HO 40' Trailer, Canadian Great Western Express #4937

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Perfect for the Athearn Kenworth Tractors

Separate reefer unit and fuel tank (if applied)

Wheeled landing gear per prototype

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

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.

Product Specs

Era
1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Full Road Name
Canadian Great Western Express
Prototype Manufacturer
Fruehauf
Scale
HO
Sub Brand
ATHEARN