Logistics terms · Logistics terms
What does 20 ft container truck mean in logistics?
Short answer
A truck with a fully enclosed, roughly 20 ft long box body, used for light to medium loads that need weather protection. Payload depends on the chassis and its registered gross vehicle weight.
Common for intra-city and regional FMCG, e-commerce and parcel movement where volume, not weight, is the limit. It is not the same as a 20 ft ISO shipping container, although the names are often confused. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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The numbers behind this answer
- Also called
- 20 ft closed body
- Category
- Road
- Related terms
- 32 ft container truck, ISO container (20 ft, 40 ft, 40 ft HC), Payload, FTL (full truckload)
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