The North-South freight route is the longest and busiest route in Vietnam, playing an important role in the circulation of goods between key economic regions. In particular, road transport by truck is the most popular form thanks to its flexibility, proactive time and door-to-door delivery capability.
Depending on the type of goods, volume, size and storage requirements, transport businesses use many different types of trucks to optimize costs and ensure safety.
This article will help you understand the popular types of North-South freight trucks today, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each type, to choose the most suitable vehicle for your needs.
1. Closed-body truck - Optimal protection of goods
Features
Closed-body trucks are vehicles with cargo boxes completely covered with corrugated iron, stainless steel or composite, helping to protect goods from rain, sun, dirt and impact during long-distance transportation.
🔹 Advantages
Suitable for perishable goods, moisture-sensitive goods such as: electronic components, consumer goods, clothes, dry foods, etc.
Keep goods absolutely safe in harsh weather conditions.
Can seal cargo boxes, ensuring high security.
🔹 Disadvantages
The vehicle weight is heavier than tarpaulin trucks, so it consumes more fuel.
Cannot carry oversized, bulky goods.
🔹 Applications
Closed-body trucks are often used by transport companies on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route, helping to ensure that goods arrive intact and on time.
2. Tarpaulin Trucks – Flexible, Easy to Load and Unload
🔹 Features
Tarpaulin trucks have cargo boxes covered with PVC tarpaulin or canvas instead of a closed shell.
The tarpaulin can be opened or rolled up, making loading and unloading goods faster.
🔹 Advantages
Flexible, easy to load and unload goods in any location.
Lighter weight than closed trucks → fuel saving.
Cheaper rental costs.
🔹 Disadvantages
Goods are easily affected if moving in heavy rain or strong winds.
Not suitable for goods that are susceptible to mold or high-value goods.
🔹 Applications
Suitable for transporting agricultural products, construction materials, furniture, bulky goods on the North-South route.
Many businesses choose 5-ton, 8-ton, 15-ton tarpaulin trucks to transport goods regularly thanks to reasonable prices.
3. Flatbed truck – For heavy and easy-to-load goods
Features
The flatbed truck has a low cargo bed, without a roof or cover, making it very convenient to load and unload goods by crane or forklift.
🔹 Advantages
Suitable for transporting heavy, bulky goods, industrial materials, machinery, iron and steel...
Easy to observe goods during transportation.
Fast loading and unloading, reducing vehicle storage time.
🔹 Disadvantages
Does not protect goods from rain and sun.
Need to be tied tightly to prevent goods from shifting or falling.
🔹 Applications
Flatbed trucks are often used in transporting construction goods, mechanical goods, and construction goods from North to South – especially when delivering goods to industrial parks or factories.
4. Refrigerated trucks – For goods that need temperature preservation
Features
Refrigerated trucks (or insulated trucks) are vehicles with cargo boxes equipped with a refrigeration system that helps maintain temperatures from -20°C to +15°C, depending on the type of goods.
🔹 Advantages
Keeping the quality of goods stable throughout the long North-South journey.
Preserving foods, fruits, seafood, medicines, pharmaceuticals, fresh flowers, etc. well.
Has an automatic temperature control system.
🔹 Disadvantages
The rental price is 20-30% higher than that of regular trucks.
The truck box has a smaller capacity due to the thick insulation layer.
🔹 Applications
Refrigerated trucks are often rented by food production enterprises, supermarket chains, and pharmacies to transport goods from North to South, ensuring strict cold storage standards.
5. Container truck – For oversized, overweight or bulk cargo
🔹 Characteristics
Container trucks are tractor trucks carrying 20-foot or 40-foot containers, with a large carrying capacity (from 20 to 30 tons).
Usually used for transporting large volumes of goods or importing and exporting between North and South industrial zones.
🔹 Advantages
Can carry large volumes of goods, saving costs/km.
High safety, can seal containers.
Suitable for long-distance inter-provincial or inter-regional cargo transportation.
🔹 Disadvantages
Cannot enter small roads, densely populated residential areas.
Loading and unloading time is longer than regular trucks.
🔹 Applications
Container trucks are suitable for import-export enterprises, warehouses, industrial zones, need to transport large volumes of goods North - South in one trip.
6. Small trucks (under 2 tons) - Flexible delivery within and outside the city
Features
Small trucks of 500kg, 750kg, 1 ton, 1.5 tons are often used to transport goods within the city or on short routes before and after North-South transportation.
🔹 Advantages
Flexible, easy to enter alleys or inner-city areas.
Fuel-efficient, low cost.
Suitable for light goods, small quantities or retail distribution goods.
🔹 Disadvantages
Not suitable for heavy or oversized goods.
Can only transport short distances, transit.
🔹 Applications
Often used to pick up goods at the warehouse and deliver to customers, combined with large vehicles running the North-South route in the full package transportation process.
7. Specialized vehicles - Solutions for special goods
In addition to the common types of vehicles mentioned above, some special types of goods require specialized trucks such as:
Vehicles carrying motorbikes and cars (with floors, with fixed ropes).
Vehicles carrying oversized and overweight goods (with trailers, heavy-duty tractors).
Vehicles carrying liquids or chemicals (tank trucks, stainless steel tank trucks).
These types of vehicles often serve the industrial, construction, energy or chemical sectors, and require special traffic permits when transporting goods from North to South.
Conclusion
Choosing the right type of truck not only helps transport goods from North to South safely and on schedule, but also optimizes costs and logistics efficiency for businesses.
Depending on the characteristics of the
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