In the field of freight transport, truck rental services are growing strongly, meeting the diverse needs of customers from individuals, small businesses to large enterprises. However, not everyone clearly understands the popular types of trucks today, their uses and how to choose the right type of truck for actual needs.
Understanding the characteristics of each type of truck not only helps you transport goods safely and save costs, but also ensures compliance with traffic regulations and work efficiency.
1. Small trucks (500kg - 1.5 tons) - Flexible for inner-city transportation
Features
Small trucks are compact, low-load vehicles (from 500kg to 1.5 tons), often used in inner-city areas or narrow roads, crowded residential areas, and daytime loading areas.
Advantages
• Easy to move in alleys, small lanes, or crowded streets.
Low rental costs, suitable for small transportation needs.
Fuel saving, easy parking, and flexible time.
Suitable for
• Transporting consumer goods, small furniture, electronic equipment, online goods.
Fast delivery within the city, personal transportation when moving house or changing accommodation.
👉 If you need to transport less than 1 ton of goods, a small truck is the most economical and convenient choice.
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2. Medium trucks (2 - 5 tons) - Suitable for medium-range transportation needs
Features
Medium trucks have a load capacity of 2 to 5 tons, which is the most rented group of vehicles today.
This type of vehicle can move flexibly both within the city and between provinces, suitable for medium and heavy goods.
Advantages
• Load capacity is large enough to carry moderate quantities of goods.
• Powerful engine, stable long-distance travel.
• Suitable for a variety of goods: construction materials, agricultural products, electrical appliances, production equipment.
Suitable for
• Small businesses, factories or distributors.
• Interprovincial shipments, deliveries between warehouses.
👉 Medium trucks are a solution that balances cost and transportation capacity, chosen by most customers.
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3. Large trucks (8 – 15 tons) – For large quantities of goods
Features
Large trucks have a load capacity of 8 to 15 tons, often used for inter-provincial shipments, North – South or transporting industrial goods, bulky goods, heavy machinery.
Advantages
• Carry large quantities of goods, saving costs per trip.
Strong operation, suitable for long distances.
• Can attach trailers or containers to increase load capacity.
Suitable for
• Import-export enterprises, factories, construction sites.
• Transporting goods North – South, moving from warehouse to port or industrial park.
👉 For large shipments, 10–15 ton trucks help reduce the number of trips, significantly optimizing transportation costs.
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4. Closed-body trucks – Safe in all weather conditions
Features
Closed-body trucks have a body completely covered with metal or composite, helping to protect goods from rain, wind, dust, sunlight and external impacts.
Advantages
• Keep goods dry, not affected by weather.
• Good security, avoid loss or damage of goods.
Suitable for transporting valuable or perishable goods.
Suitable for
• Consumer goods, electronics, clothing, cosmetics, frozen goods (if there is a refrigeration system).
• Transport in urban areas or long distances is stable.
👉 Closed-body trucks are the most popular choice today, because they are both safe and meet the needs of many different types of goods.
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5. Tarpaulin Trucks – Flexible and Economical
Features
Tarpaulin trucks have a truck bed covered with a canvas tarpaulin that can be rolled up or removed, making loading and unloading goods easier.
Advantages
• Lower rental costs than closed-body trucks.
• Easy to load and unload goods at warehouses, markets, and yards.
• Suitable for goods that are not too sensitive to the weather.
Suitable for
• Agricultural products, construction materials, dry goods, bulky goods.
• Short or medium shipping routes.
👉 If you need an economical and convenient solution, a tarpaulin truck is a reasonable choice.
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6. Refrigerated trucks – For goods that need temperature preservation
Features
Refrigerated trucks are equipped with a specialized refrigeration system, keeping the temperature from 0°C to -20°C depending on the needs.
Advantages
• Good preservation of perishable goods such as food, seafood, vegetables, milk, medicine.
• Can flexibly adjust the temperature as required.
• Ensure goods are always fresh when arriving.
Suitable for
• Food distribution businesses, restaurants, supermarkets, retail chains.
• Interprovincial or North-South transportation of goods that need to be refrigerated.
👉 Refrigerated trucks, although more expensive, are required for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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7. Crane trucks - For heavy goods, construction machinery
Features
Crane trucks (also known as crane trucks) are vehicles with cranes attached to the body, helping to lift, lower, and load and unload heavy goods without the need for supporting machinery.
Advantages
• Convenient, saving costs for renting a separate crane.
• Moving and loading and unloading quickly at the construction site.
• Suitable for heavy, bulky goods, machinery and equipment.
Suitable for
• Construction, mechanical, electrical, heavy industry.
• Transporting equipment, electric poles, containers, construction machinery.
👉 This is a specialized vehicle but very necessary in large projects or special goods.
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8. Container trucks - Solutions for transporting industrial goods, exports or extremely large volumes, container trucks are the ideal choice.
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