Then we can dig a little deeper when talking about semi trailer trucks. It can depend on the type of semi. Some call their tractors “cabin over” if it’s a cab over. Some might call the larger trucks “condo’s on wheels” or “mobile mansions”.
Of course, a semi-trailer trucks has a name for both the cabin and the trailer. So obviously the trailer has its own common terms.
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Van or box is the common trailer seen on highways for hauling a good majority of the freight.
The other very common trailer is the flatbed (no sides or top). There’s the bull rack, for hauling animals (livestock).
A reefer refers to a refrigerated box/van. When hauling large equipment and doing heavy haul one might use a drop-deck. Tankers are used for liquids, gasses, oil, milk, hazardous cargo and etc. (but hopefully not in the same trailer)!
Of course, this is only a few of the common terms. Here’s a sample of few other used when referring to a semi-trailer trucks. Two trailers are often called doubles if three called triples. Real original I know. But when you see a semi without a trailer you can refer to it as a bobtail.
