the amount carried by a van.

What is a van load?

van·load. (văn′lōd′) The quantity, as of passengers or goods, that a van can carry.

What is the word van short for?

Van is the truncated form of Evan or Ivan (as well as Vance). Both Evan and Ivan are the Welsh and Russian forms of John, respectively, and so mean “God is gracious” (see the name John for more detail). Vance is the transferred use of an English surname with Anglo-Saxon roots.