For loading from the side
Curtain-sided
The everyday Luton. The curtain opens the length of the body, so a forklift puts pallets straight on from the side and long items go on flat. Body heights from 2.03 to 2.30 metres.
6 to 8
Standard pallets; eight on the two 5-metre bodies
1,000kg
Maximum payload
Tail lift available: say at booking whether there is a forklift at each end.
For enclosed freight
Box, with tail lift
A closed body for goods that should stay dry and out of sight. Loads through the rear, with a tail lift for sites with no forklift. The body narrows to 1.90 metres at one point.
6
Standard pallets
1,000kg
Maximum payload
Ask for the box when the load must stay enclosed.
For over-length items
Flatbed
An open 4.2-metre bed for long items that will not go inside a van. Five and six-metre lengths of pipe travel on it when they are packaged for the road. The highest payload of any van in the fleet.
4.2 × 2.0m
Open bed; loads are measured, not counted
1,300kg
Maximum payload
Give the dimensions and the weight with the booking.