Most delivery vans are available with different lengths of the loading floor. And the roof can also be at different heights. After all: for a job you may need more or less space or height. The designations L1, L2, L3 or H1, H2 and H3 for the length and height of a van indicate what you are dealing with. We’ll go into it a little deeper here.
Different length and height of a van
Every entrepreneur, self-employed person or handyman looking for a bus wants to do something different with it. Often the standard length will suffice, but sometimes you just want a little more in length (for example, because you transport longer beams or profiles) or in height (if you transport high items or want to stand in them). A larger model bus is often a step too far and too expensive. Another size of the same model then solves the dilemma.
For easy distinction, the different length variants are indicated by L1, L2 and possibly L3 or L4. The same happens with the height variants, but with the H as the first letter. And of course combinations are also possible, for example L2H2, L3H2 or L2H3.
No fixed sizes
No further agreements are made regarding the various sizes for the length and height of a delivery van. An L2 on a Renault Traffic can have a different length than an L2 on a Mercedes Vito. And an H2 of the Volkswagen Crafter may have a different height than that of a Citroën Jumper, to name a few examples. They are therefore relative sizes within a model series. If you want to know the space on the centimeter, then you should definitely keep an eye on it.
Is this only used on the larger buses? No, it is not. We also saw the designation L2 on a Volkswagen Caddy, for example, for a longer version.
Easy to look up
Because many brands use these designations for the length and height of a van, it is easy to find the right bus for your situation. Especially if you are looking for a used bus. Then you can quickly search through the range (on this site). Please note that with the standard version, so L1H1, that indication is often simply omitted. If you search specifically for that, you will not get any hits.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl