Vehicle model-level breakdown for trucks and buses

Vehicle types Description Examples  
Medium-duty

(Classes 4–6)

Gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs): 14,001–26,000 lbs Box, delivery, utility, and construction trucks
Heavy-duty

(Classes 7–8)

GVWR: >26,001 lbs The largest trucks, day cabs and sleeper tractor trailers, garbage and cement trucks, fire engines
Coach bus

(Classes 7–8/ Type A)

Passenger vehicle with GVWR: >26,001 lbs  
Transit bus (Class 7) Conventional or articulating local public transportation  
School bus (Class 6/Types A–D)    
Economic Policy Institute
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