Lorries weighing over 7.5 tonnes include medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial vehicles used for local and long-distance freight transport. They are available in a wide range of body types and form the backbone of road freight transport.
Body types include flatbed/tarpaulin (universal, with or without tail lift), box body (enclosed body for general cargo), refrigerated box body with refrigeration unit (fresh or frozen), tippers for construction and bulk goods, tankers for liquids, silo lorries for bulk goods, swap body vehicles, as well as special body types such as glass trailers, timber lorries or refuse compactor vehicles.
Common manufacturers include Mercedes-Benz (Actros, Atego, Arocs), MAN (TGX, TGS, TGM), Volvo Trucks (FH, FM, FE), Scania, DAF (XF, CF, LF), Iveco (S-Way, T-Way, Eurocargo) and Renault Trucks.
Lorries over 7.5 tonnes are used by haulage contractors, logistics companies, in the construction industry, in food distribution, in the municipal sector (waste disposal), by breweries and beverage manufacturers, in furniture logistics and for heavy-duty transport.