Is a big load carrier considered a special operations vehicle?

Not really.

Special operation vehicle is equipped with special equipment or apparatus, used for special operations of the car. Such as engineering rescue vehicles, sprinklers, suction trucks, cement mixer trucks, lifting trucks, medical vehicles. Does not belong to the passenger car, do not need to apply for operating procedures, with no end-of-life, can be mixed with the characteristics of the cargo.

Large transport vehicles are vehicles for the transportation and distribution of large equipment. Large items are in the weight, volume on the dominant items, in the carrier, large items have strict requirements, not the general transportation vehicles can complete the transportation, need to use special transportation tools to complete.