Before you buy a truck, first of all you should think about its necessity: if you are an entrepreneur, is it worth expanding your fleet, but if you are an ordinary driver, then you should decide on its capacity and cubic capacity. The truck is not a toy, from its purchase to its maintenance. The market of trucks is diverse enough and everyone can pick up a suitable model.
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.
