you need to use DB in top of TypesTableSeeder file. Like as bellow:

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use DB;

/**
 * Class TypesTableSeeder
 */
class TypesTableSeeder extends Seeder
{

    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function run()
    {

        DB::table('types')->truncate();

        DB::table('types')->insert([
            'name' => 'Lake',
            'marker_file_name' => 'grey.png',
            'background_file_name' => '0154214587415',
            'description' => 'Description for a lake',
            'ShortName' => 'the shortname for a lake',
        ]);
}
}