July 11, 2024
Do you need a ready to drive medium or heavy duty truck? Did you know that Busbee Truck
Parts has a selection of ready to drive trucks?
What is the difference between a medium duty versus a heavy duty truck?
US. DOT Classifications are based on Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or GVWR. The Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating is a standard designed to prevent overloading, for safety reasons.
Medium Duty trucks are generally recognized for in-state transport of products or passengers.
Examples may include school buses, fire engines or box trucks. Medium duty trucks constitute
classes 4-6 in the DOT classification system and weigh over 14,000 pounds and up to 26,000
pounds.
Medium Duty Truck Classifications
● Class 4 — 14,001 to 16,000 pounds
● Class 5 — 16,001 to 19,500 pounds
● Class 6 — 19,501 to 26,000 pounds
Heavy Duty trucks are generally recognized for long haul transport of products or passengers.
Examples may include city transit buses, cement mixers, dump trucks or sleeper cab trucks.
Heavy duty trucks constitute classes 7-9 in the DOT classification system and weigh over
26,000 pounds.
Heavy Duty Truck Classifications
● Class 7 — 26,001 to 33,000 pounds
● Class 8 — 33,001 to 60,000 pounds
● Class 9 — over 60,000 pounds (super heavy duty truck)
The classification of trucks factors into the on the road weigh stations requirements, license
requirements and hours of operations, as well as permits and maintenance requirements. Be
sure to know your truck.
How do you know if the truck you need to buy should be medium or heavy duty?
Ask yourself a handful of questions to figure that out. What distance will you be traveling on a
regular basis? What items will you be transporting regularly? How much weight will these items
average? Do you need a gas powered or a diesel engine? Does your truck need a bed? What
type of bed does your truck need? Do you need a landscaping bed or a dry box truck with a
liftgate? The answers to these questions will get you started and an experienced consultant at
Busbee’s can help you find just the right vehicle to keep you on the road.
Many of you already know us for our parts to keep your medium and heavy duty trucks running
and road ready. However, we can also get you on the road with our fleet of “Ready to Drive”
medium and heavy duty trucks from manufacturers you know such as Nissan, Isuzu, and
Mitsubishi.
Please continue to think of us for used parts that we can ship to you globally. However, if you
need to just “turn the key and drive”, we’re waiting to hear from you.
Are you ready to learn more? Visit our website at https://www.busbeetruckparts.com/trucks or
give us a call now to learn more about our fleet of ready to drive medium and heavy duty trucks.
Trucks, parts and accessories are here at Busbee’s.
MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS ARE AT BUSBEE’S TRUCK PARTS (Revised)
Do you need a ready to drive medium duty truck? Did you know that Busbee Truck Parts has a
selection of ready to drive trucks?
What are the differences amongst the classifications of medium duty trucks?
US. DOT Classifications are based on Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or GVWR. The Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating is a standard designed to prevent overloading, for safety reasons.
Medium Duty trucks are generally recognized for in-state transport of products or passengers.
Examples may include school buses, fire engines or box trucks. Medium duty trucks constitute
classes 4-6 in the DOT classification system and weigh over 14,000 pounds and up to 26,000
pounds.
Medium Duty Truck Classifications
● Class 4 — 14,001 to 16,000 pounds
● Class 5 — 16,001 to 19,500 pounds
● Class 6 — 19,501 to 26,000 pounds
The classification of trucks factors into the on the road weigh stations requirements, license
requirements and hours of operations, as well as permits and maintenance requirements. Be
sure to know your truck. Let us help you find one that suits your business needs.
Did you know, according to a study on fuel efficiency, conducted by J. D. Power and associates,
medium duty trucks with better fuel economy rate higher in overall engine satisfaction?
Furthermore, there is an average cost savings of approximately eighteen percent annually,
between the highest and lowest fuel efficiency engine models in the medium duty truck
category. This renders thousands of dollars every year for maintenance.
How do you know what the classification of medium duty truck you need to buy should be?
Ask yourself a handful of questions to figure that out. What distance will you be traveling on a
regular basis? Where will you be traveling and in what types of areas? What items will you be
transporting regularly? How much weight will these items average? Do you need a gas powered
or a diesel engine? Does your truck need a bed? What type of bed does your truck need? Do
you need a landscaping bed or a dry box truck with a liftgate? The answers to these questions
will get you started and an experienced consultant at Busbee’s can help you find just the right
vehicle to keep you on the road.
Many of you already know us for our parts to keep your medium trucks running and road ready.
However, we can also get you on the road with our fleet of “Ready to Drive” medium duty trucks
from manufacturers you know such as Nissan, Isuzu, and Mitsubishi.
Please continue to think of us for used parts that we can ship to you globally. However, if you
need to just “turn the key and drive”, we’re waiting to hear from you.
Are you ready to learn more? Visit our website at https://www.busbeetruckparts.com/trucks or
give us a call now to learn more about our fleet of ready to drive medium duty trucks. Trucks,
parts and accessories are here at Busbee’s Truck Parts.
