Diesel gives more torque and lower fuel cost per hour, and suits heavy outdoor work. LPG runs cleaner and can be used indoors with ventilation, but costs more per hour and needs bottle handling.
| Diesel | LPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel cost per hour | Lower | Higher |
| Torque | Higher | Lower |
| Indoor use | Needs ventilation | Needs less ventilation |
| Refuelling | Tank, fast | Bottle change, fast |
| Cold starting | Good | Good |
| Emissions | Higher particulates | Cleaner |
| Best for | Yards, heavy loads | Mixed indoor-outdoor, food areas |
Heavy loads, rough ground and continuous outdoor work. Diesel delivers more torque at low engine speed and costs less per hour to run.
Sites that need a combustion truck indoors. LPG burns cleaner, so ventilation requirements are lighter — though never zero. Food and beverage operations often choose LPG for this reason.
Diesel refuels from a tank in minutes. LPG needs bottle handling and storage, which adds a logistics task even though the change itself is quick.
TSG 81—2022 — Safety Technical Regulation for Special Purpose Motor Vehicles in Plants, State Administration for Market Regulation (China)GB/T 26560 — Industrial Trucks — Vocabulary, National Technical Committee for Industrial Truck StandardisationGB/T 23794-2023 — Enterprise Credit Evaluation Indicators, National Technical Committee for Social Credit StandardisationISO 3691 series — Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification, ISOEN 1175:2020 — Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements, CENSend us your operating conditions and we will tell you which option works and which does not.
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