--- title: "Truck types: which truck do I need? · SSL" description: "Mini truck to 14-wheeler, container trailer, reefer, low-bed: India’s truck types with legal gross weights (MoRTH 2018) and the classes SSL hires most." url: https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/ canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/ updated: 2026-11-11 lang: en-IN publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited --- Fleet gallery # The right truck, every time. From a one-tonne city runner to a 55-tonne trailer. Pick by the load, not by guesswork. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20which%20truck%20do%20I%20need%3F%20Load%3A%20___%20Weight%3A%20___%20From%2Fto%3A%20___) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) - 600+ vehicles in our fleet - 21,000+ trucks mobilised in a year Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 - 76,000+ truck hires in a year Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 - 13 truck types in this gallery Gallery ## Thirteen shapes of freight - [Mini truck Ace-class 0.9 t payload 2,194 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/mini-truck/) - [Light commercial vehicle 407-class, pickup by axle count 2,875 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/lcv/) - [6-wheeler 2-axle rigid, e.g. 1109-class 19 t GVW 14,020 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/six-wheeler/) - [10-wheeler 3-axle rigid 28.5 t GVW ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/ten-wheeler/) - [12-wheeler 4-axle rigid 36 t GVW ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/twelve-wheeler/) - [14-wheeler 5-axle rigid 43.5 t GVW ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/fourteen-wheeler/) - [Closed container body 32 ft single- or multi-axle by axle count 32,452 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/container-truck/) - [Open body truck high-side, tarpaulin by axle count 3,404 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/open-body/) - [Container trailer tractor + 20/40 ft semi-trailer 40 t GVW 7,433 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/trailer/) - [Low-bed trailer semi-low-bed, ODC up to 55 t GVW 65 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/low-bed-trailer/) - [Reefer truck temperature-controlled by axle count 2,321 SSL hires ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/reefer/) - [Tanker liquids and bulk by axle count ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/tanker/) - [Tipper dumper by axle count ROAD](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/tipper/) Which truck do I need? ## Legal gross weight, lightest to heaviest Gross vehicle weight (tonnes) 1. [Mini truck](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/mini-truck/) 1.74 t 2. [6-wheeler](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/six-wheeler/) 19 t 3. [10-wheeler](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/ten-wheeler/) 28.5 t 4. [12-wheeler](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/twelve-wheeler/) 36 t 5. [Container trailer](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/trailer/) 40 t 6. [14-wheeler](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/fourteen-wheeler/) 43.5 t 7. [Container trailer (max)](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/trailer/) 55 t 8. [Low-bed trailer (max)](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/low-bed-trailer/) 55 t MoRTH advisory RT-11028/11/2017-MVL (18 Jul 2018), Annexure B, revised safe axle loads under S.O. 3467(E) of 16 Jul 2018; mini truck: Manufacturer brochure: ACE Gold Petrol mini truck (2025). Proof ## What our desk hires most SSL truck hires by class, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 1. Closed container bodies 32,452 hires 2. Medium (1109/ICV class) 14,020 hires 3. Other / unlabelled 11,547 hires 4. Container trailers 7,433 hires 5. Open bodies 3,404 hires 6. LCVs 2,875 hires 7. Multi-axle rigids 2,335 hires 8. Mini trucks 2,194 hires 9. Low-bed trailers 65 hires SSL hire slips, 76,325 hires, volumes only. Cold-chain hires (2,321) are tagged separately. ## Frequently asked questions **Which truck do I need?** Start from weight and volume: under a tonne in the city, a mini truck; regional part loads, an LCV or 6-wheeler; heavy full loads, a 10- to 14-wheeler; ISO containers, a trailer. Tell our desk your load and we pick the truck. **How much can an Indian truck legally carry?** Gross vehicle weight limits since 2018: 6-wheeler 19 t, 10-wheeler 28.5 t, 12-wheeler 36 t, Container trailer 40 t, 14-wheeler 43.5 t (MoRTH). Payload is GVW minus the truck’s own weight. **How many trucks does SSL work with?** 600+ vehicles in our fleet, and 21,000+ trucks mobilised in a year (Sep 2025 to Aug 2026). Sources - [MoRTH advisory RT-11028/11/2017-MVL (18 Jul 2018), Annexure B, revised safe axle loads under S.O. 3467(E) of 16 Jul 2018](https://egkantawalla.com/images/concrete-bridge/Safe_Axel_Weight_For_Transport_Vehicle_compressed.pdf) · 2018 - [Manufacturer brochure: ACE Gold Petrol mini truck (2025)](https://smalltrucks.tatamotors.com/assets/smalltrucks/files/2025-01/ACE%20Gold%20Petrol-Brochure.pdf) · 2025 - Safe & Secure Logistics hire slips (volumes only) · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 Not sure which truck? Send the load, weight and lane. Our desk picks the truck and confirms the price. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20which%20truck%20do%20I%20need%3F) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) --- Source: https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). Publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited, https://safeandsecure.in/. 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