Hence, also said of some animals that have a bobtail, such as certain canines or nags.
puhekieltä A tractor which performs without its trailer.
A tractor-trailer that is relatively short in length.
puhekieltä To drive a tractor without its trailer.
2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/sheffi.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set=
He deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - thats called "bobtailing".''
To drive a truck or other vehicle without its trailer.