{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Heavy-Duty Vehicle","description":"Unlike light vehicles rated up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight (GVW), heavy-duty vehicles are motor vehicles that exceed this threshold and are designed for commercial freight or large-scale passenger transport. In practice, the category covers rigid trucks, tractor units, low-loaders, and certain special-purpose vehicles. In the EU and Switzerland, they are subject to specific type-approval requirements, driving licence categories (C, CE), and regulations governing driving and rest hours, speed l","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/heavy-duty-vehicle","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T04:39:07.413613","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_truck","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/heavy-duty-vehicle","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Heavy-Duty Vehicle · Unlike light vehicles rated up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight (GVW), heavy-duty vehicles are motor vehicles that exceed this threshold and are designed for commercial freight or large-scale passenger transport. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_truck"}