Equipment Codes & Descriptions
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V
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Van or Dry Van (for non-refrigerated freight)
Lengths: 53' & 48', older ones 45', 42', 40' |
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F |
Flatbed
Can handle freight up to 8' - 8' 6" high Lengths: 48' & 53' |
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FH
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Flatbed Hotshot
(usually pulled by a dually, pickup or single axle tractor) |
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SD
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Stepdeck (or Single Drop or Drop Deck)
Can handle freight up to 10' high |
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DD
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Double Drop (lowboy category)
Handles freight up to 11' 6" in the well (lower deck) |
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RGN
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Removable Gooseneck
(lowboy category) |
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RGN 13
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13 Axle RGN
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LB
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Lowboys: Low deck trailers, such as DD, RGN, SD, Landoll, etc.
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LA
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Landoll:
a trailer similar that functions similar to a rollback |
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PO
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Power Only (Tractor only to haul your trailer)
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FS
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Flatbed with sidekit or with sides (Covered Wagon)
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FC
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Flatbed Conestoga (rolling tarp system on a flatbed)
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R
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Reefer - Refrigerated Trailer
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Straight Truck
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Rollback
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Dovetail with Ramps
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Hydraulic Tail
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These sites might also prove helpful in understanding trailer types:
http://www.trailking.com/trailers/
http://www.xlspecializedtrailer.com/
http://www.trailking.com/trailers/
http://www.xlspecializedtrailer.com/