{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Payload","description":"Payload differs from gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in that it represents only the weight of cargo a vehicle can actually carry – calculated as GVWR minus tare weight. A semi-trailer with a 40-tonne maximum authorised mass and a 15-tonne tare therefore has a payload of 25 tonnes. For freight forwarders and shippers, payload is a core planning figure: it drives load optimisation, cost-per-tonne calculations, and routing decisions. In air freight, structural aircraft limits and the weight-to-v","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/payload","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T13:15:42.633085","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/payload","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Payload · Payload differs from gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in that it represents only the weight of cargo a vehicle can actually carry – calculated as GVWR minus tare weight. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload"}