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updatedAt: 2026-10-10T07:25:16.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.cargoboard.com/llms.txt
---

# Booking a van/truck

A complete booking request for a 7.5 t truck with the DIRECT product.

A booking for a complete 7.5 t truck (`DIRECT_TRUCK_7_5`) with the `DIRECT` product, loaded and unloaded at a ramp. All vehicle types are listed on [Van/Truck Product](/reference/vantruck-product).

<Callout icon="🧪" theme="info">
  ### Try it in the sandbox

  This example uses the sandbox (`https://api-sandbox.cargoboard.com`), so no real transport is triggered. Use an upcoming pickup date.
</Callout>

## Request

```shell cURL
curl --request POST \
     --url https://api-sandbox.cargoboard.com/v1/orders \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --header 'X-API-KEY: YourKeyHere' \
     --data '
{
    "product": "DIRECT",
    "shipper": {
        "name": "Producer ABC GmbH & Co. KG",
        "address": {
            "street": "Examplestreet 12a",
            "countryCode": "DE",
            "postCode": "58553",
            "city": "Halver"
        },
        "pickupOn": "2026-12-01",
        "loadingType": "RAMP",
        "wantsTailLiftTruck": false
    },
    "consignee": {
        "name": "Consignee ABC AG",
        "address": {
            "street": "Examplestreet 5",
            "countryCode": "DE",
            "postCode": "85137",
            "city": "Walting"
        },
        "unloadingType": "RAMP",
        "wantsTailLiftTruck": false
    },
    "lines": [
        {
            "unitQuantity": 1,
            "unitPackageType": "DIRECT_TRUCK_7_5",
            "unitLength": 610,
            "unitWidth": 240,
            "unitHeight": 240,
            "unitWeight": 2500,
            "content": "Machinery",
            "isStackable": false
        }
    ]
}
'
```

## What's specific to vehicle bookings

| Field                                            | Value              | Meaning                                                                                                     |
| :----------------------------------------------- | :----------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `product`                                        | `DIRECT`           | Direct transport without reloading                                                                          |
| `lines[].unitPackageType`                        | `DIRECT_TRUCK_7_5` | Truck 7.5 t, up to 2,500 kg                                                                                 |
| `shipper.loadingType`, `consignee.unloadingType` | `RAMP`             | Loaded and unloaded at a ramp — see [loading types](/reference/vantruck-product#loading-and-unloading-type) |

The response has the same structure as in [Booking with minimum details](/reference/domestic-quotation-with-minimum-details-1).