TRUCK TYPES AND DIMENSIONS USED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
L ( Length ) : Uzunluk
W ( Width ) : Genişlik
H ( Height ) : Yükseklik
m3 ( metreküp ) : Toplam Hacim
| Vehicle Type | L meter | W meter | H meter | Volume m3 | |
| Awning Truck | 13.60 | 2.42 | 2.40 | 79 |  |
| 13.60 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 86 | ||
| Jumbo Truck | 3.10 | 2.42 | 2.55 | 79 |  |
| 9.10 | 2.42 | 2.75 | 79 | ||
| 3.50 | 2.42 | 2.45 | 83 | ||
| 8.70 | 2.42 | 2.95 | 83 | ||
| Normal truck with trailer (optima) | 6.20 | 2.42 | 2.50 | 87 |  |
| 8.30 | 2.42 | 2.50 | 87 | ||
| Trailer Jumbo Truck | 7.80 | 2.44 | 2.85 | 110 |  |
| 8.10 | 2.44 | 2.85 | 110 | ||
| Normal Open Truck | upto 18 | 2.44 | – | – |  |
| Dump Truck | – | – | – | upto 25 |  |
| Jumbo Open Truck | upto 18 | 2.44 | – | – |  |
| Lowbed Truck | – | – | – | – |  |
In order to be able to carry out international transportation, the transportation limits of the vehicles are determined by the Ministry of Transport, taking into account the amount, type, transportation time and distance of the transported goods, in the transportation to be carried out by the transportation companies that have (C1) and (C2) type authorization certificates requested by the Ministry of Transport. determines.
According to the decision dated 17.02.1995 and numbered 95/65976, there is no age limit for vehicles to be used in international transports not intended for Europe. These restrictions in international transport create minimum standards for Turkey to be able to transit to the European Union and other European countries.
Vehicle Types Used in Road Transport
They are road transport vehicles called tow trucks, trailers, trucks, tankers, trailers and semi-trailers, they are used for domestic and international cargo transportation.
Trailer: It is a road vehicle with at least one axle, which is pulled by a truck and manufactured according to the characteristics of the load it will carry, and which is connected to the truck to which it is towed, with a connection module such as a drawbar, turntable or hook.
The most used trailer types:
Semi trailer
Optima trailer
Jumbo trailer
Awning trailer: Since the awnings surrounding the trailer can be removed one by one, it is possible to load the vehicle from all directions. It is especially suitable for loading and unloading of long products, and it is suitable for all kinds of dry cargo transportation.
The most used tilt trailer types:
Standard Tarpaulin trailer
Sliding Curtain Awning Trailer
Awning trailer with roof
Semi-Trailer: It is a road vehicle for freight transport that is pulled by a towing vehicle with an engine and has at least one axle and is connected to the vehicle to which it is towed.
The most used semi-trailer types
Tipper chassis semi trailer
Refrigerated semi trailer
Maxima semi trailer
Tankers: Especially used in the transportation of dangerous goods, namely fuel, they are suitable for all kinds of cargo transportation in liquid and gaseous form. It does not have a standard size, it is usually produced according to sectoral expectations and customers’ orders.
Container carriers: Manufactured to transport containers, this 20′, 30′, 40′ and 45′ container can be transported on the long type platform. Axles, the strength of the chassis and locks are very important in container transportation.
The most used types of container carriers
Platform type Container carriers
Long platform type Container carriers
Fishbone platform Container carriers
In road transport, cargoes are classified in three different ways:
1 – Loads by attributes
1 a. General Cargo: Dry and clean shipment that does not require a special service or storage, does not fall under the category of dangerous goods, perishable food or live animals, is called “General Cargo”.
1b. Special Cargoes: The transportation of some cargoes in land transportation is special. Loading, transporting and unloading these products on vehicles requires some additional features compared to other ordinary cargo transportation.
The cargoes that are special in international land transportation of goods are as follows:
Perishable foodstuffs
Dangerous materials
Live animals
2- Loads According to Vehicle Capacity
If the export or import load fills a complete vehicle, this vehicle is loaded to carry the load of only 1 company. If the amount of load is not enough to fill the vehicle, groupage, that is, partial loading is done. If a partial load is a large-volume load, it is priced according to the space it occupies in the vehicle. If the load is small in volume but heavy, it is priced according to its weight, since the total load carrying capacity of the vehicle is also limited. (www.ihracat.co)
Full truck load (full track loading – FTL)
Partial (groupage) loads (less than track loading – LTL )
3- Loads According to Delivery Place
Shipments with one shipping and one delivery address
Freights with multiple delivery addresses
