Different Types of Truck Hauling (Trailers)
Now that we know what hauling basically means, there are other factors to consider, factors such as you might ask?
Well you must know what you are going to be contracted to haul. You don’t want to show up to a pick up location with the wrong trailer, do you? You would be surprised at all the different classifications for trucks there are. Some are federally mandated while other varies within the industry or even at a company level. I will touch on the more common types.
- Dry Van, or also called box trailers, they are the most common seen on the roads.
- Tankers, these are for hauling wet and dry goods, such as fuel or grain.
- Flatbeds, they don’t have sides and are for oversized items, lumber, or other things that can be placed in a box trailer.
- Dump trailers, these are for gravel, sand and such, and allow their load to be ‘dumped’ either buy hydraulics lifting the trailer
- Reefers, refrigerated trailers, for items that must be kept frozen and/or temperature controlled during transit.
Source: gearheadgrrrl.com
Now of course there are other trailer types and classifications. But these represent the most of what you’ll see. Other common types include lowboys, Conestoga, car carriers, and livestock trailers to name a few. As you can see there are as many trailers for hauling freight as there are types of freight.
