Trucks Type

Reefer:
“Reefer” is slang for refrigerated. The truck is your standard semi-cab. However,
the reefer really is just the trailer. A “reefer truck,” then, is a semi-pulling
refrigerated trailer, designed to haul perishable goods. These trailers differ from
cooling vans, which are just insulated and vented.
Loads Carry: 44,000 pounds
Feet: 48” to 53”

Dry Van:
A dry van is a type of semi-trailer that's fully enclosed to protect shipments from
outside elements. Designed to carry palletized, boxed, or loose freight, dry vans
aren't temperature-controlled (unlike refrigerated “reefer” units) and can't carry
oversized shipments.
Loads Carry: 42,000 to 45,000 pounds
Feet: 53”

Flat Bed:
A flatbed truck is a large vehicle with a flat body and no sides or roof around the
bed. Typically, these types of trucks are used to transport heavy loads that won't
be compromised in bad weather or on rough roads.
Loads Carry: 54,000-66,000 pounds
Feet: 48” to 53”

Step Deck:
A step deck trailer has no sides, roof, or doors, resembling a platform. This type of
trailer is a semi-trailer that has two deck levels, with the higher, shorter one
positioned closer to the front. It is a commercial trailer designed to carry tall cargo
that exceeds the legal height limit if transported on a traditional flatbed trailer.
Loads Carry: 48,000 pounds
Feet: 48” to 53”

Box Truck:
As such, box trucks are used to transport non-perishable and dry goods including,
retail and consumer products, electronics, machine parts, and palletized freight.
Loads Carry: 8000-33,000 pounds
Feet: 10” to 26”

Hot Shot Truck:

Hotshots are generally Class 3, 4, or 5 trucks pulling a flatbed or another type of
trailer for extra capacity. They're often delivering an item needed to prevent a
failure, such as in the power grid, in a factory or plant, or a pump in an oil field.
They also often have two cars, equipment, machinery, boats, and even RVs.
Loads Carry: up to 16,500 pounds
Feet: 40”

Power Only Truck:

Power-only trucking is a full truckload capacity solution that occurs when a carrier
provides only a driver and a tractor (also known as a “power unit”). In power-only
trucking, the driver does not bring a trailer, but instead hooks up to and hauls a
trailer that is either leased or owned by a 3PL or shipper.