List of truck types


This List of truck types is intended to classify trucks and to provide links to articles on the various types. The three main classifications for road truck by weight are light trucks, medium trucks, and heavy trucks. Above this there are specialised very heavy trucks and transporters such as heavy haulers for moving oversized loads, and off-road heavy haul trucks used in and mining which are too large for highway use without escorts and special permits.

Small trucks

Light trucks are larger than mini trucks but smaller than medium trucks. In the US, they are defined as weighing between . There is no smaller classification.
Medium trucks are larger than light but smaller than heavy trucks. In the US, they are defined as weighing between . In North America, a medium-duty truck is larger than a heavy-duty pickup truck or full-size van. Some trucks listed as medium also are made in heavy versions.
The following are not types of trucks but types of use of the trucks listed above:
Heavy trucks are heavier than medium trucks. They weigh between to over to over. There is no higher on-road classification.
Many heavy trucks listed are also made in medium duty versions:
Vehicles in this category are too large for highway use without escorts and special permits.