Light truck
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This article is about the United States "Light (duty) truck" category. For Canadian, European, Australian, and New Zealand light trucks, see Light commercial vehicle.
For other uses, see Truck.
For broader coverage of this topic, see Truck classification.
Light truck or light-duty truck is a US classification for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 8,500 pounds (3,860 kg) and a payload capacity up to 4,000 pounds (1,814 kg). Similar goods vehicle classes in the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are termed light commercial vehicles and are limited to a gross vehicle weight of up to 3,500 kg (7,720 pounds).
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