Truck Transport in Saudi Arabia: A Guide to Vehicle Types and Capacities
Dyna, rigid, trailer, reefer, lowbed — which truck does your cargo actually need? A practical size and payload guide.
Read guideFull-truckload and part-load road freight to every city in the Kingdom.
TQM International operates a modern fleet of dynas, flatbeds, curtain-siders, trailers and refrigerated trucks for reliable road transportation across Saudi Arabia. Whether you ship one pallet or a full load, we match the right vehicle to your cargo.
Our experienced drivers and route planners ensure on-time delivery between Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and industrial cities nationwide.
This page is a vehicle catalogue rather than a route map: which truck suits which cargo, what each one carries, and how to avoid paying for space you do not need. Booking truck transportation in Saudi Arabia starts with getting the vehicle right — too small and you pay for a second trip, too large and you pay for empty deck.
As a licensed trucking company we operate everything from 1-tonne pickups for urgent city work up to modular hydraulic trailers for heavy project cargo, with dry box, curtain-side, flatbed, refrigerated and lowbed configurations in between. Vehicles are inspected and maintained on schedule, drivers are licensed and trained for the cargo they carry, and axle loads are calculated before quoting — overloaded vehicles are fined at the weighbridges along Highway 40 and held until corrected.
If you are not sure which class you need, tell us the weight, the dimensions, the pallet count, how it will be loaded and whether it needs temperature control. We will confirm the smallest vehicle that carries it safely and legally, which is almost always the cheapest correct answer.
Trailers and rigids sized to the load, from 3-tonne Dyna to 40-ft.
Curtain-side, closed box, flatbed and refrigerated bodies to suit the cargo.
Temperature-controlled units for perishables and pharma.
Axle loads calculated before dispatch, so nothing is held at a weighbridge.
Up to about 1,000 kg. Urgent city work, parcels and small consignments. Available dry or refrigerated.
Around 3,000–3,500 kg, roughly 4.3 m × 2 m × 2 m, 6–8 standard pallets. The workhorse of Saudi city distribution and store delivery, in dry box, open and reefer.
7,000–10,000 kg over 6–8 m of deck, 12–16 pallets. Larger multi-drop routes and regional distribution, dry or refrigerated.
Up to about 25,000 kg. The standard for palletised inter-city full truck loads; curtain-side loads from the side, box loads from the rear with full weather security.
Open 12 m deck for steel, construction materials, machinery and long items, crane- or forklift-loaded, tarped and lashed.
Reefer carries about 22,000 kg with frozen, chilled or controlled-ambient set points and dual-chamber options. Lowbeds keep tall or heavy plant within height limits, up to roughly 60 tonnes.
Dynas, flatbeds, curtain-siders, trailers and refrigerated trucks — matched to your cargo type and volume.
Yes — from reefer vans for city work up to 40-ft reefer trailers, including dual-chamber units for mixed temperature loads.
Send the weight, dimensions, pallet count and loading method, and we confirm the smallest vehicle that carries it safely and legally.
Ten standard pallets exceed a 3-tonne Dyna (6–8 pallets) and fit comfortably on a 7- or 10-tonne rigid, or on a 40-ft trailer if weight or stacking height is high. Send weight and dimensions and we will confirm the smallest legal option.
About 25,000 kg on a standard flatbed or curtain-side, and around 22,000 kg on a reefer because the cooling unit and insulation take some of the allowance. Axle-load limits matter as much as gross weight, and we calculate them before confirming.
Yes — reefer vans and pickups for city work, 3-tonne and 5-tonne Dyna reefers for store replenishment, 10-tonne rigids for multi-drop, and 40-ft reefer trailers for inter-city and cross-border runs, including dual-chamber vehicles for mixed loads.
Yes. Lowbeds and semi-lowbeds handle tall and heavy plant, extendables take long items, and modular hydraulic trailers carry loads beyond 60 tonnes. Oversized movements need permits, a route survey and often escort vehicles, so allow one to two weeks for planning.
Yes. We hold a Transport General Authority operating licence, vehicles are registered and inspected on schedule, and drivers hold the appropriate heavy-vehicle licence plus any certification their cargo requires — cold chain, dangerous goods or oversized loads.
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