songthaew

right|thumb|A city songthaew in Udon Thani, Thailand thumb|Hino Songthaew in Sakon Nakhon province|Sakon Nakhon, Thailand ([[truck bus)]] thumb|Technically, this tuk-tuk style is also a 2-row, in Udon Thani, though powered by a motorcycle engine. A songthaew (, , ; , ; ) is a passenger vehicle in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck and used as a share taxi or bus.

==Overview== The songthaew takes its name from the two bench seats fixed along either side of the back of the truck. In some vehicles, a third bench is put down the middle of the seating area. Additionally a roof is fitted over the rear of the vehicle, to which curtains and plastic sheeting to keep out rain may be attached. Some vehicles have roofs high enough to accommodate standing passengers within the vehicle. More typically, standing passengers occupy a platform attached to the rear.