Equipment Guide

Know Your Equipment: What Keeps Industry Moving

AGM Logistics – Oil & Gas serves both over-the-road freight and oilfield/energy-sector hauling. This guide explains the equipment that keeps those industries moving — whether you’re a new driver learning the trade, an owner-operator choosing your next trailer, or a customer who needs to know what moves your product.

Hopper bottom trailer for dry bulk hauling

Hopper Bottom Trailers

Primarily used for hauling sand and other bulk materials that unload by gravity through gates in the bottom of the trailer.

Example Loads

  • Frac sand
  • Grain
  • Feed
  • Fertilizer
  • Dry bulk commodities
Pneumatic trailer for dry bulk powder hauling

Pneumatic Trailers

Primarily used for hauling cement, fly ash, lime, and other dry bulk powders, unloaded under air pressure through sealed lines.

Example Loads

  • Cement
  • Fly ash
  • Lime
  • Frac sand
  • Plastic pellets
  • Flour
Belly dump trailer for aggregate and construction hauling

Belly Dump Trailers

Open-top trailers that unload through gates in the belly, built for construction and aggregate work.

Example Loads

  • Dirt
  • Sand
  • Gravel
  • Asphalt
  • Aggregate
Flatbed trailer for equipment and steel hauling

Flatbed Trailers

Open-deck trailers for freight that loads from the side or top, or doesn’t fit in a box.

Example Loads

  • Steel
  • Lumber
  • Machinery
  • Building materials
  • Oilfield equipment
Dry van trailer for general freight

Dry Van Trailers

Enclosed box trailers, the workhorse of general freight.

Example Loads

  • Palletized goods
  • Retail freight
  • Packaged products
  • Non-perishable food
Reefer trailer for temperature-controlled freight

Reefer Trailers

Temperature-controlled trailers for freight that has to stay cold or frozen.

Example Loads

  • Produce
  • Meat
  • Dairy
  • Frozen food
  • Pharmaceuticals

Got the right equipment? Let’s put it to work.

We’re always looking for reliable operators with well-maintained equipment. Choose your path and get rolling.