According to the structural type, the obstacle removal vehicles are generally divided into four series, namely, lifting separation type obstacle removal vehicles, lifting linkage type obstacle removal vehicles, flat type obstacle removal vehicles and ordinary type obstacle removal vehicles. Among them, there are two types of lifting separation type obstacle removal vehicles, namely, boom rotating obstacle removal vehicle and non rotating obstacle removal vehicle.

Obstacle removal vehicle is a special engineering vehicle designed to ensure smooth roads, and is an important equipment for traffic management in prosperous urban areas and highways. It can quickly, timely and safely remove accidents, faults and illegal vehicles on the road, and dredge special vehicles for road traffic.