The ability of things to come in variety makes them interesting. It would be a boring and a nondescript world if everything came in one type. Heavy duty vehicle also happens to come in variety. There are different types of heavy duty vehicles. Their difference helps them to perform their intended uses efficaciously.  But with all their differences this heavy duty vehicles also share some similarities. For example they are all heavy, heavy with heavy components. Components that can be readily found at buffalo truck service. And if you have not seen the different types of heavy duty vehicle a good place to have a glimpse of these heavy duty machines is at the buffalo bus sales. Below are several different types of trucks and their different uses:

Garbage Trucks

From the name of these trucks you cannot fail to tell their use. Garbage trucks are used for collecting garbage and transporting the garbage to the factories that treat and reuse the garbage. There are different types of garbage trucks and their difference stem from where the garbage is loaded into the truck. There are those that are loaded with garbage from the sides, others are loaded from the front while others are loaded from the back. Garbage trucks also have others names like, dustbin lorry, Bin wagon or even refuse collection vehicle.

Ballast trucks

These have to be the sturdiest of all the heavy duty vehicles due to their use. These mean machines are used to pull and push monstrous loads that would break the ‘back’ of an average vehicle. The ballast vehicleuses a drawbar to accomplish this pushing and pulling of large loads. The name ballast truck is coined from the word ‘ballast’ which happen to be heavy materials that are placed over the wheels so that this heavy duty vehicle are able to fight inertia. To help the fight of inertia the ballast trucks are equipped with high power engines. But the ballast trucks have some disadvantages that might see them lose popularity, their high fuel consumption and excessive emissions are some of the demerits of this heavy duty vehicle.

Refrigerator truck

These are heavy duty vehicles speciallydesigned to carry highly perishable food like meat or fruits. The refrigerator trucks always make sure that the temperatures remains at a certain degree conducive for the merchandise being carried. Because they carry fragile and perishable foods they are mostly equipped with automatic transmission and power steering to ensure easy driving. The door at the back is also madein such a way they open easily to enable easy loading of goods and unloading.

Tank trucks

These have to be the largest of the heavy duty vehicles. They are also called petrol tanker. If visit Buffalo bus sales you will get the idea of their sizes. They are used in in hauling liquefied loads and gases. There are also some smaller tanker trunks used to transport lesser loads. Most of these truckers are fitted with pumping system to help in the offloading. In case of a breakdown you can always visit buffalo truckservice and they will sort you out.