The term ‘commercial vehicle’ includes trucks, vans (also known as ‘light’ commercial vehicles) and buses. Commercial vehicles fulfill a huge range of functions and come in all shapes and sizes: mini-buses, articulated buses, urban delivery vans, container trucks, ambulances, fire trucks, dumpers, crane trucks, car transporters and so on.

Commercial vehicles often share common components or underlying configurations, frequently using the same basic layout, chassis construction, axles, suspension, wheels, cabins, drivetrains and engines. However, the structure and final design.