Mini Truck Utility

Mini trucks are also called kei trucks from the Japanese word, kei, which stands for "light weight." These types of vehicles are lesser in scale, weight, cost, & fuel consumption. These trucks have various options such as two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, automatic transmission, forced induction engines, and many more. They are growing in popularity in the United States, in Canada, and in a lot of other countries.

These 4 x 4 mini trucks can operate off the road and in all terrains as well. They are utility vehicles that can be used for any purpose. In the Asian nation of Japan, these kei trucks strictly undergo emission standards of the Environmental Protection Agency and inspections mandated by their government. And as the vehicle increases in age, the cost of these inspections increase as well, thus, the exporting scheme was born.

These trucks have options such as liquid cooled engines; two, three, four cylinder gasoline engines; from 550 cc to 660 cc engines; or 40 miles per gallon engines. There's a feature with axle lock or differential lock. The tires are twelve inches in diameter. The dimensions are 10 ft in length, 4 ft in width, and 5 ft in height. They tip the scales at about 1800 pounds. The instrumentations are complete with oil, electric, and temperature gauges. They have defrosting or heating windshield & rear windows, wipers, and headlights, and capable of air-conditioning. The 4 ft x 6 ft rear beds can be customized with flat beds, rail beds, passenger cabs, van type, or hydraulic dumps. Some states require the installation of speed governors to limit the speed to 25 to 30 mph otherwise top speed should reach 60 mph. Some states overrule their being street legal.

These mini trucks can be used as utility vehicles in airports; trams in amusement parks; engine transport in auto garages; carrying sloops in boat yards; passenger transport in complexes; material delivery in constructions; all-around transport in farming; cargo transport in piers; equipment transport in fishing; tourist trams in garden parks; drug & equipment delivery in hospitals; food delivery in resort hotels; game mover in hunting; ore transport in industrial mines; junk transport in auto yards; sapling transport in landscaping; consumer tram in malls; tools & equipment hauler in manufacturing yards; exhibit transporter in museums; pit stop service in race tracks; student trams in schools & universities; athlete trams in sports centers; parcel delivery in train stations; storage movement in warehouses, etc.