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This classification captures a range of vehicles that serve various purposes, from heavy-duty personal pickups to more robust commercial vehicles that require a driver to hold a specific type of license. Class 3 trucks serve as a bridge between light-duty personal vehicles and the more industrious world of commercial transportation.
Light truck. Light truck or light-duty truck is a US classification for trucks the size of cars or truck-based vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 8,500 pounds (3,860 kg) and a payload capacity up to 4,000 pounds (1,815 kg). Similar goods vehicle classes in the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are termed light ...
Tarpaulin. An improvised tent using polytarp as a fly. Abandoned homeless shelter using plastic tarp. A tarpaulin ( / tɑːrˈpɔːlɪn / tar-PAW-lin, [1] also US: / ˈtɑːrpəlɪn / [2]) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or ...
The classes are numbered 1 through 8. Trucks are also classified more broadly by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which groups classes 1 and 2 as light duty, 3 through 6 as medium duty, and 7 and 8 as heavy duty. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a separate system of emissions classifications for trucks.
Commercial Vehicles, Luxury vehicles. Owner. Daimler AG (since 1981) Parent. Daimler Trucks North America. Website. freightliner .com. Freightliner Trucks is a truck brand of Daimler AG, which owns the premium automobile brand of Mercedes Benz. Freightliners are manufactured in the United States, Canada and Mexico .
In the United States, commercial truck classification is determined based on the vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). The classes are numbered 1 through 8. Trucks are also classified more broadly by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which groups classes 1 and 2 as light duty, 3 through 6 as medium duty, and 7 and 8 as heavy duty.
