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Archie H. Easton
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LOCATION: Madison, WI, United States
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1953–77.
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![A “semi,” or semitrailer drawn by a truck tractor, on the highway, United States.](https://cdn.britannica.com/17/126517-050-9CDCBDDF/semi-semitrailer-truck-tractor-highway.jpg?w=320&h=240)
Truck, any motor vehicle designed to carry freight or goods or to perform special services such as fire fighting. The truck was derived from horse-driven wagon technology, and some of the pioneer manufacturers came from the wagon business. Because of a well-developed system of roads and highways in…
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