There are many different types of trucks used by truckers in their trucker jobs, and the list of accessories those truckers use in their big rigs is even longer, including the mirros, grills, and truck beds.

Semi trucks consist of a towing engine in a semi tractor and semi trailer used to haul the load. Semi truck is another word for 18-wheeler and big rig in the US. In other countries semi trucks are referred to as articulated truck, articulated lorry, prime mover, tractor unit, truck, or freight trailer.

Bucket trucks are a type of truck with a bucket at the end of a large boon. The most common examples of bucket trucks are cherry pickers that are used by utility companies to get employees to the top of telephone or electrical wire poles. Bucket trucks are also called digger derricks, pressure diggers, boom trucks, crane trucks, and utility trucks. They provide trucks for lots of trucker jobs that don’t involve delivery, but instead center on trucker jobs that are service related.

Dump trucks are heavy duty rigs. Dump trucks, instead of a trailer or freight load, have a large enclosed area at the back that is open on the top for loading of dirt or construction debris. The enclosed area of a dump truck can then tilt back to dump its load at another location, which is how dump trucks get their name. Dump trucks provide truckers with jobs on construction and excavation sites. Some of the largest dump trucks are earth movers used in open pit mining. The largest dump truck is the Caterpillar 797B with a load capacity of 418 tons and a 3,550 HP engine. This huge dump truck measures 21.5 feet tall, 28 feet wide and 47.7 feet long. The dump truck’s dry weight is over 300 tons.

The truck most seen on the highways and local city streets is probably the moving truck. From little U-Haul and Allied moving trucks to large cross-country moving companies with fleets of trucks, trucker jobs abound in this part of the service industry.

Along with the accessories that most people can see on the trucks on the highway like the mirrors, the engine grill, and the truck bed used for hauling; there are a host of other accessories available for the trucker to make his job easier. These include GPS devices, custom gear shifter knobs, radios and alarm clocks, seat covers, and even portable ovens and refrigerators to bring all the comforts of home on the road on your long haul. Visit a local trucker job trade show for even more accessories for your big rig.