The ability to achieve the greatest possible load volume requires the use of special facilities. We therefore use so-called jumbo trucks and mega trailers for high-volume freight services on particular routes.

Capacity utilisation is the term used for trucks with a particularly large load volume, usually 100 m³ or more. Jumbo trucks are predominantly used for transporting bulky goods such as insulating or packaging material. Jumbo trucks are also frequently used for delivery shipments for the automotive industry as a minimum load height of 3 m is frequently required.

As German traffic regulations (StVZO) restrict a vehicle's permissible overall height to 4 m, the jumbo truck's greater load volume compared with a normal truck is achieved by a lower load area. This is achieved by special construction characteristics and in some cases also by smaller tyres. The low-slung load area can cause problems when loading and unloading trucks of this type at loading ramps if these ramps are not height-variable.

The maximum possible load volume of approximately 120 m³ is achieved by jumbo trailers with a rigid body. With articulated Lorries, vehicle combinations featuring a so-called mega trailer are also referred to as jumbo. But because an articulated lorry is shorter than a truck trailer because of statutory regulations, the articulated lorry only attains a loading volume of approximately 100 m³. These mega-trailers are frequently used in delivery shipments for the automotive industry because the 3 m load height permits optimal utilisation of the available space thanks to the automotive industry's standardised and readily stackable loads. Compared with the truck trailer, the articulated lorry permits rapid loading and unloading without time-consuming repeated manoeuvring, which can frequently be an important criterion with just-in-time deliveries for the automotive industry.

A mega-trailer is a special version of a semi-trailer. Unlike standard semi-trailers, a mega-trailer has a 3 m load height. The 13.60 × 2.48 × 3.00 m dimensions of a mega-trailer provide space for 34 pallets. When utilised in an optimal manner, such as for example triple-stacked lattice boxes, a mega trailer's loading volume is 100 m³. By virtue of their large load volume, mega-trailers are predominantly used in the automotive industry as standardised and readily stackable loads allow full use to be made of their 3 m internal height.

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