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An Ford Econoline 350 box truck in Harrisonburg, Virginia

A box truck, also known as a cube truck, cube van, bob truck, box van, or straight truck, is a truck with a cuboid-shaped cargo area. A related type of similar body is the Luton body, however, box trucks tend to be larger than cargo vans, such as the Chevrolet Express Cargo Van, Fiat Ducato Cargo Van, Fiat Scudo Cargo Van, Opel Vivaro Cargo Van, Ford E-Series Cargo Van, Ford Transit Cargo Van, Ford Transit Custom Cargo Van, Renault Trafic Cargo Van, Dodge Ram Van Cargo Van, Toyota HiAce Cargo Van, Chevrolet Chevy Van/GMC Vandura Cargo Van, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cargo Van, Mercedes-Benz Vario Cargo Van, Peugeot Boxer, Dacia Dokker Cargo Van, Ford Aerostar Cargo Van, Ford Transit Connect, Foton Toano Cargo Van, Ford Transit Courier Cargo Van, Peugeot Expert, Mercedes-Benz Vito Cargo Van, Mercedes-Benz MB100 Cargo Van, Fiat Talento Cargo Van, Foton View Cargo Van, Mercedes-Benz T2 Cargo Van, Hyundai Starex Cargo Van, Hyundai H350 Cargo Van, Kia Besta Cargo Van, Kia Pregio Cargo Van, Renault Estafette Cargo van, Harburg Transporter Cargo Van, Nissan NV200 Cargo Van, General Motors G-Series Cargo Vans, Ford Taunus Transit Cargo Van, GAZ Sobol Cargo Van, GAZ GAZelle, GAZelle-Next Cargo Van, Fiat 238 Cargo Van, Fiat 241 Cargo Van, Fiat 242 Cargo Van, Toyota Dyna/Hino Dutro Route Van Cargo Van, Nissan Trade Cargo Van, Nissan Interstar Cargo Van, Nissan NV400 Cargo Van, Nissan NV Cargo Van, Isuzu Elf Route Van Cargo Van, Isuzu Fargo, JAC Sunray Cargo Van, LDV Convoy Cargo Van, LDV Pilot Cargo Van, LDV Maxus Cargo Van, Mitsubishi Delica Cargo Van, Hyundai H100 Cargo Van, Iveco Daily Cargo Van, Mazda Bongo, FSC Lublin Cargo Van, GMC Savana Cargo Van, Dodge A100 Cargo Van, Chevrolet Greenbrier Cargo Van, Opel Movano Cargo Van, Mercedes-Benz TN Cargo Van, Fordson Thames 400E Cargo Van, Nissan Caravan Cargo Van, and Renault Master Cargo Van and smaller than tractor-trailers with movable trailers.

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They usually range in size 4 to 7 m in length, with smaller or larger sizes existing but being rare in North America. They usually have a garage door-like rear door that rolls up. On some box trucks, the cargo area is accessible from the cab through a small door.

Box trucks are usually used by companies that need to haul appliances or furniture. They are also used as moving trucks which can be rented from companies such as U-Haul or Ryder.[1]

In North America, Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet/GMC have historically been the most common manufacturers of conventional cab/chassis to which various producers (called body builders or upfitters) attach the box that holds cargo. Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso and UD/Nissan Diesel have been the most common marketers of cabover-type medium duty cab/chassis used as platforms for box trucks. In North America, these trucks can range from Class 3 to Class 7 (12,500 lb. to 33,000 lb. gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR). As of July 31, 2009, however, GM closed the plant that manufactured its medium duty commercial trucks, and announced it was withdrawing from the medium-duty commercial truck market. The same GM plant also manufactured Isuzu class 6 and class 7 models and Isuzu class 3 gasoline-engine cabover models. Isuzu's plans for acquisition or manufacture of the affected models have not been announced, as of January 2010.[2]

The body on a box truck is sometimes called a cargo van or dry van body, though the term "cargo van" is more often used to designate a regular full size van, such as a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or a Ford E-Series/Ford Transit, without rear seats and usually without side windows in the cargo area. However, small box trucks often use the cab of full size vans from the big three (i.e. Ford E-series/Econoline, Dodge Ram Van, Chevrolet Express/Chevrolet Van/GMC Vandura/GMC Savana).

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Ford F350 box truck

A Variation on the Box body that is common in the UK is the Luton body that is generally on smaller chassis used for transport of bulky goods.

Railway vehicles[]

In British and Commonwealth usage, box van is a term for a four wheeled railway truck (freight vehicle) with a fully-enclosed body. In British English the word truck more commonly refers to a railway vehicle, with lorry more commonly employed for road vehicles. The word van is widely used in both contexts.

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