City bus vs Semi truck
City bus vs semi truck
Semi truck is larger on weight
Semi truck is somewhat greater than city bus on weight — about 1.1×.
A city bus and a semi truck can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| City bus | Semi truck | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 11,000–20,000 kg | 12,000–36,290 kg |
| Height | 300–340 cm | 390–430 cm |
| Length | 900–1,875 cm | 1,600–2,525 cm |
| Width | 250–260 cm | 260 cm |
| Typical cost | 450,000–1,300,000 $ | 120,000–220,000 $ |
What the numbers say
- Semi truck is somewhat greater than city bus on weight — about 1.1×.
- Semi truck is somewhat greater than city bus on height — about 1.3×.
- Semi truck is 1.8× city bus on length.
- City bus and semi truck are near enough identical on width.
- City bus is 3.8× semi truck on typical cost.
Weight compared.
Semi truck 12,000–36,290 kg
City bus 11,000–20,000 kg
City bus
A low-floor bus built for urban stop-start service, typically 12 metres long.
Semi truck
A tractor unit coupled to a semi-trailer through a fifth wheel, the standard long-haul road freight vehicle.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, city bus or semi truck?
- Semi truck is somewhat greater than city bus on weight — about 1.1×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do city buses and semi trucks compare on height?
- City bus: 300–340 cm. Semi truck: 390–430 cm. Semi truck is somewhat greater than city bus on height — about 1.3×.
- How do city buses and semi trucks compare on length?
- City bus: 900–1,875 cm. Semi truck: 1,600–2,525 cm. Semi truck is 1.8× city bus on length.
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Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place