Freight Guide
What Can a Cargo Van Carry?
A high-roof cargo van like the one Thunder Road Express runs offers roughly 74″ long × 54″ wide × 70″ tall of usable interior space with a working payload up to about 3,900 lbs — enough for one to two standard pallets, tall equipment, or mixed business cargo. It handles almost any commercial freight except hazmat.
Interior dimensions and payload
The numbers that matter when you're deciding whether your freight fits:
| Measurement | Approximate Capacity |
|---|---|
| Interior length | 74 inches |
| Interior width | 54 inches |
| Interior height | 70 inches (high roof) |
| Working payload | Up to ~3,900 lbs |
| Pallets | 1–2 standard skids, depending on height and weight |
What fits well in a cargo van
Cargo vans are the sweet spot for business freight that's too big or too urgent for a parcel carrier but doesn't justify a box truck or semi.
- •Palletized parts, tooling, and industrial components
- •Machine parts and production-down replacements
- •Medical, laboratory, and office equipment
- •Trade show booths, displays, and event freight
- •Boxes, crates, and mixed commercial cargo
- •AOG and airport-recovery shipments
What doesn't fit — or isn't allowed
A cargo van is not the right tool for everything. Full truckload quantities, freight needing a liftgate-heavy dock schedule, and oversized loads belong on bigger equipment. Thunder Road Express does not haul hazmat of any kind.
If you're not sure whether your load fits, call with the skid count, dimensions, and weight — dispatch can confirm fit in one conversation.
Why a dedicated van beats sharing space
When your freight is the only load on the van, nothing else gets stacked on it, nothing shifts it at a terminal, and the route is direct from your dock to the destination. That's the entire model at Thunder Road Express — exclusive use, every run.