delivery van

Parcel transport truck

A delivery van is a commercial vehicle used to transport goods from businesses to customers or between locations.

Larger than a car but smaller than a full truck, delivery vans are the workhorses of local commerce—bringing packages, furniture, food, and supplies: The delivery van blocked the alley for twenty minutes.

Also called a delivery truck in American English.

vehicle

cargo van

Enclosed goods-transport vehicle

box truck · side door · cargo area · wheelbase · payload capacity · fuel efficiency · parking · loading dock · hand truck · dolly

service

courier

Delivery person or service

tracking number · recipient · notification · residential · commercial · contactless · estimated arrival

cargo

packages

Wrapped items for shipping

  • parcelsWrapped items for delivery
  • boxesSix-sided containers
  • cratesSturdy shipping containers

goods · freight · shipment · merchandise · pallets · containers · loads · cartons · deliverables · inventory

logistics

distribution

Allocation across recipients

sorting center · last mile · route planning · tracking · dispatch · hub · inventory management · same-day · next-day · express shipping

fleet

convoy

Guarded traveling group

  • vehiclesMachines for transportation
  • trucksHeavy cargo vehicles
  • driversVehicle operators or motivating forces

dispatch · routing · scheduling · maintenance · branding · livery · depot · garage · motor pool · operations

Categories
Opposites
vehicle purpose

delivery vantaxi

Vehicle for hire

passenger car · passenger bus · limousine · shuttle bus · school bus

direction of goods movement

delivery vangarbage truck

Vehicle collecting household waste

recycling truck · pickup truck · tow truck · removal van

commercial vs. personal use

delivery vancamper van

Self-contained travel vehicle

recreational vehicle · RV · motorhome · private car · conversion van

Family

deliver, delivery, delivered, delivering, delivers, deliveries, deliveryman, redeliver, undeliverable

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G