cargo bed
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cargo bed
The open or enclosed area of a transport vehicle such as a truck, flatbed truck, or trailer, onto which the goods to be transported are loaded.
Die Umzugskartons füllten die gesamte Ladefläche des Transporters.
The moving boxes filled the entire cargo bed of the van.
'Ladefläche' (cargo bed) is a compound noun made from the verb 'laden' (to load) and the noun 'die Fläche' (the area/surface). So it is literally the area onto which you load something.
Die Ladefläche des Lastwagens war komplett leer.
The cargo bed of the truck was completely empty.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'auf' (on/onto). Movement is expressed with the accusative ('auf die Ladefläche' — onto the cargo bed), while a location uses the dative ('auf der Ladefläche' — on the cargo bed).
Der Gabelstapler hob die Palette auf die Ladefläche.
The forklift lifted the pallet onto the cargo bed.
Typical actions connected with a cargo bed are 'etwas auf die Ladefläche laden' (to load something onto the cargo bed), 'die Ladefläche entladen' (to unload the cargo bed), and 'die Ladung auf der Ladefläche sichern' (to secure the load on the cargo bed).
Vor der Abfahrt müssen wir die Möbel auf der Ladefläche gut sichern.
Before departure, we have to secure the furniture well on the cargo bed.
cargo hold
Both words refer to the part of a vehicle used to transport goods. The Ladefläche is the specific surface on which the goods rest, while the Laderaum refers to the entire area intended for this purpose. Ladefläche is the appropriate word for the usable loading surface, while Laderaum refers to the available volume.
Auf der Ladefläche des Anhängers standen drei Kisten nebeneinander.
Three crates stood side by side on the trailer’s cargo bed.
Im Laderaum des Lieferwagens war noch Platz für mehrere Kisten.
There was still room for several crates in the delivery van’s cargo hold.
