Features

This list includes the absence of rear side windows, the presence of a special partition that separates the passenger compartment from the cargo compartment, as well as the height of the increased body. Sometimes, vans include station wagon and hatchback bodies, deprived of rear side windows and specially created for the transportation of various small-sized cargo.
Classification

There is a division of all vans into 3 categories, which depends on the purpose:

• Special – are necessary for transporting all kinds of equipment;
• Specialized – are created for transportation of a particular type of cargo. This includes refrigerators, furniture vans, isothermal vehicles, etc.
• Universal – these are vehicles of general specialization. This subtype includes cargo-passenger vans with a separate passenger compartment, which is located behind the driver’s cabin.

In addition, vans are also divided into several types:

All-metal low- or medium-duty van – it can have a cabover, short-cabover or bonneted layout. A characteristic feature is the presence of a driver’s cab, which is not separated from the body. This category also includes half-bonneted models with a sliding driver’s door and aluminum body panels. They are common in Japan and North America as mail and delivery vans. In addition, the van in this category can be equipped with a roof not only in the basic height, but also increased. And it is often unified with combis and vans.

Created on the basis of a station wagon with a load-bearing body – its difference with the station wagon is the absence of upholstery in the back of the cabin and the rear couch. The roof height can be standard or extended.

Box van – it has a separate cabin from the body, and it is created on the basis of a frame truck.

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What are trailers?

In general, trailers are divided into light trailers (with a permissible maximum weight not exceeding 750 kg) and heavy trailers (over 750 kg), the latter to be equipped with a braking system. The car trailer body can be metal welded or prefabricated, there are models with a wooden floor and fixed or hinged sides. Most often the trailer is equipped with a removable frame and tarpaulin cover. Trailers for cars can be single-axle or double-axle, with or without a front support wheel. The drawbar can be straight or V-shaped.

A separate category are dump trailers and trailers for boats and boats with special plybars, rollers, or skids. Such trailers can have fiberglass roof and mechanisms for easier loading and unloading of equipment. In the upper price category there are truck trailers, cottage trailers, as well as commercial equipment of different types.

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The choice of the automobile directly depends on several aspects of its use:

• dimensions of transported goods;
• necessary tonnage;
• range and duration of routes;
• frequency of use of the vehicle;
• the specifics of the transported goods.

Based on these parameters, you should select a truck.

Let’s start with the payload of the truck – it ranges from 1 to 40 tons. Basically, the payload, tonnage, volume and size of the body directly depend on the type of truck and its size.

Next, let’s move on to the specifics of the routes. Here you have to choose between the small truck and the big truck. Choosing a truck not the size, you run the risk of overpaying for extra liters consumed by a large car or make several trips in connection with the small dimensions of the body of the car. Therefore, you should determine the cubic capacity of the truck (internal volume) – it generally ranges from 9 to 120 m3.

In addition, a great addition to your truck will be the installation of fuel consumption control system MapOn. It is perfect for fleet owners, as well as for ordinary drivers. With its help you can control your fuel consumption. Also an excellent protection from theft or just a way to control your fleet would be to install a satellite vehicle tracking system in your car.

It is important to decide what type of body suits you – it can be a regular or tent van, or a refrigerator, it all depends on the type of cargo being transported.
Types of trucks

The truck market is quite diverse – knowing what types of trucks there are, you will be able to choose the best option for yourself. Basically, there are the following types of trucks:

• Tent (semi-trailer) – the average load capacity of about 17 tons, the capacity of about 22-30 europallets, the volume of about 80 m3. Very convenient in loading, the goods can be loaded from all sides. This includes both conventional “Gazelles” and modern “MANs”.
• Refrigerator is a vehicle, the semi-trailer of which is a refrigerating chamber. It has an average carrying capacity of 60 to 92 cubic meters, with a capacity of about 33 euro pallets. Has a temperature range of +25 to -25°C. It differs from other types by its high price.
• “Jumbo” provides a loading capacity of up to 20 tons, a cargo volume of about 100 m3 and a capacity of 33 euro pallets. It is a semi-trailer with an L-shaped floor, and the rear wheels have a smaller diameter.
• Container truck is a truck designed for transportation of cargo containers of different types. It has a load capacity of about 30 tons. Very much in demand for the implementation of multimodal transportations.

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