The light truck is one of truck that has smallest size than any other truck. The light truck usually has weight lower than 6,300 kg. There are some types of light truck that usually used by people as their daily transportation. The light truck types are pick-up trucks, minivans and full size vans, and also sport utility vehicles (sometimes called SUVs). Because of the purpose and the weight of light truck, the engines, transmissions, and brakes of light truck are usually similar to those used in cars, especially passenger cars. This condition also included the design of rear spoiler for light truck. If most of truck have side spoiler, the light truck usually placed the spoiler in the same place as cars.

The light truck sometimes powered by four-wheel drive for a special purpose such as for off-road driving or driving on mud or snow. The light truck that use for off-road driving is one of many transportation options for people who want to drive in the bad road. In some places, the light trucks use as daily transportation with some passengers. This condition usually happens in the rural areas. Light truck also provided with the ability to carry extra cargo if people need to bring a lot of things. But in some places also, light truck are used for light hauling and also mostly used for construction work.

Different from light truck with passengers, pick-up truck usually have a cab that only provided with two doors and a single bench that only holds up to three passengers. But, some people can modified them with add more place for passengers or add another doors. The pick-up truck has cargo area that placed behind. The cargo area sometimes can be raised to loading or unloading cargo. This is makes pick-up truck also used by people for construction transportation and brings other big things that need to transport directly.