Is a dump truck considered a tractor trailer type vehicle?
Well, dump trucks range in size greatly. You can make a dump
truck out of a one ton pickup truck, if you so wish. The US truck
classification system lists a Class 8 truck as being anything over
a 33,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. 33,000 lbs. is the max
allowed for a two axle unit, so, basically, any tandem axle vehicle
(and all tractor trailers) are going to be Class 8 trucks.
However, the licence class in the USA is different. Most Class 7
and Class 8 dump trucks can be driven with a Class B CDL. However,
if that dump truck is going to be towing a trailer rated at over
10,000 lbs., then the same Class A CDL required for a tractor
trailer will be required to operate that combination of dump truck
and trailer.