Job categories Truck driver

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both owner operators/owner driver , company drivers can in these categories.

auto haulers work hauling cars on specially built trailers , require specific skills loading , operating type of specialized trailer.
boat haulers work moving boats ranging in size 10-foot-long (3.0 m) bass boats full-size yachts 60 ft long (18 m) using specialized low boy trailer can set each size of boat. boats wider 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) wide or 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) high have have permit move , oversize load.
dry van drivers haul majority of goods on highways in large trailers. contents may perishable or non perishable goods.
dry bulk pneumatic drivers haul bulk sand, salt, , cement, among other things. have specialized trailers allow them use pressurized air unload product. - commonly known flow boys among truckers.
flat bed drivers haul assortment of large bulky items. few examples tanks, steel pipes , lumber. drivers require ability balance load correctly.
ltl drivers (location-to-location) or less truck load more localized delivery jobs goods delivered driver @ multiple locations, involving pulling of double or triple trailer combinations.
reefer drivers haul refrigerated, temperature sensitive or frozen goods.
local drivers work within limits of local areas. these areas may include crossing state lines, drivers return home daily.
household goods drivers, or bedbuggers, haul personal effects families moving 1 home another.


a container truck (cab-over design)



regional drivers may work on several states near homes. may away home short periods.
interstate drivers (otherwise known on road or long-haul drivers) cover distances of thousands of miles , away home days, weeks or months on end. time critical loads, companies may opt employ team drivers can cover more miles single driver.
team drivers 2 drivers take turns driving same truck in shifts (sometimes husband , wife), or several people in different states split haul (line haul) keep being away home such long periods.
tanker drivers (in truck driver slang tanker yankers tankies ) haul liquids, such gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, milk, & crude oil, , dry bulk materials, such plastics, sugar, flour, & cement in tanks. liquid tanker drivers need special driving skills due load balance changing liquid movement. true food grade tankers, not contain baffles , single compartment (due sanitation requirements). fuel oil/petroleum drivers require special certifications.
vocational drivers drive vocational truck such tow truck, dump truck, garbage truck, or cement mixer.
drayage drivers move cargo containers (aka piggy backs ) lifted on or off chassis, @ special intermodal stations.
bullrack haul livestock locally around hometowns, or haul regionally on usa. term bullrack comes double deck trailer used strictly haul cattle.