TRUCKS

There are several ways to classify trucks, one is by weight, or size, I.e.: 1 Ton; 2 Ton; 5 Ton; 10 Ton, etc.

Another way is by the type of cargo area, I.e.: Flat deck; tanker; van; etc.

And of course there is no end to the combinations of those two methods, i.e.: 1 Ton Cube; 5 Tanker; 10 Ton Van; Etc.;

Here are just a few examples:

(1/2 Ton pickup truck.)

PICK UP TRUCK
These range in size from Û Ton to 1 T.

(1 ton cube van.)
1 TON VAN, OR CUBE (Short for Cube Van)
Available in sizes up to 10T.
(Photo `04 Vancouver, B. C.)
(A concrete mixer.)
CONCRETE MIXER, OR CEMENT TRUCK
(Photo `04 Trail, B. C.)
(A loggers crummy.)
CRUMMY
(Photo `04 Burnaby, B. C.)
(Dump truck.)
DUMP, or GRAVEL, TRUCK
(Photo `04 Coquihalla Hwy., B. C.)
(Aerial fire truck in Laredo, Texas.)
FIRE TRUCK
`93 Simon Duplex Quint.
(Photo `05 Laredo, Texas U.S.A.)
(3 ton flat deck in China.)
FLAT DECK
Wooden deck with beaver tail.
(Beaver tails make it easier to run loads on and off the deck.)
(Photo `04 Hainan Island, P.R. China)
(Tridem logging truck with tridem trailer.)
LOGGING TRUCK
When empty the trailer mounts on the back of the tractor for better traction on steep hills.
(Photo `04 Prince George, B. C.)
(A tractor with a picker mounted behind the cab.)
PICKER
(Photo `04 Burnaby, B. C.)
(Extra long bed truck.)
WHEN IS A SOW NOT A SOW?
An extra long bed truck.
This bed truck is the length of a sow
but not as wide as a sow.
(Photo `04 Hinton, Alta.)
(Tow truck.)
TOW TRUCK
(Photo `04 Vernon, B. C.)
(Vacuum truck.)
VACUUM TRUCK
(Photo `05 Laredo, Texas USA)

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