Help me describe a truck

[DWSTXS]

I am writing a scene, in which my MC sees a truck, and I do not know what to call this type of truck.

It is one of those Budget rental trucks, only this one is privately owned.

One of those trucks that are a little bit longer than a van or pickup, but the bed is boxed, (panelled?), and is higher than the cab. In my story, the truck is owned by a band, and it;s used to transport their equipment.

I know that there is a specific term/name for this type of truck, but I can't remember it.

[Matera the Mad]

I would look for a site devoted to trucks.

[smcc360]

That's a 'box truck'.

[DWSTXS]

That's a 'box truck'.

thanks smcc, I really appreciate it!

[BrooklynLee]

Ditto smcc, that's a box truck, it's a generic term used for any truck that is basically a box on wheels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_truck

[JonSwift]

sometimes trucks are known by how much (or how many square feet) they can hold.

[DeadlyAccurate]

You can also call it a panel truck.

[RJK]

The one you're describing is usually referred to as a box truck. A little bigger one is called a 5-ton box truck then a 7-ton then a 10-ton. I think they go as high as 20-tons at about 40 feet long. Bigger than that, you're getting into tractor-trailors.

[tomflanders]

What you describe is usually referred to, at least here in San Francisco, as a bob-tail truck.

[DustyBooks]

Or, at least in Canada, a cube van.

[DWSTXS]

thanks everybody! That's exactly what I needed!

[C.bronco]

That's a 'box truck'.
That's what we call them here. :)

[MrFrankenstein]

in writing, less is more. The reader fills in the gaps, applying their own ideas of what things are. Unless its somehow crucial to the plot (the entire story set on a hurtling truck for instance), don't bother with too much description - it puts the brake on your story...