ISO 20898:2008规定了自行式工业卡车的设计和制造的电气要求，包括桅杆式和可变伸展崎岖地形卡车（定义见ISO 5053:1987），以及牵引杆额定拉力达到并包括20000 N的牵引车。该要求适用于电池电压符合ISO 1044的卡车。关于带主电源的卡车的附加要求，请参见IEC 60204-1。 ISO 20898:2008不适用于在潜在爆炸性环境中使用的卡车或与电磁兼容性有关的问题。 它没有重复所有最先进的技术规则，这些规则适用于制造工业卡车所用的材料，可参考ISO 12100？2。

ISO 20898:2008 specifies the electrical requirements for the design and manufacture of self-propelled industrial trucks including masted and variable reach rough terrain trucks (as defined in ISO 5053:1987), and tow tractors with a rated drawbar pull up to and including 20 000 N. It applies to trucks with battery voltages in accordance with ISO 1044. For additional requirements of trucks with mains power, see IEC 60204？1. ISO 20898:2008 does not apply to trucks used in potentially explosive atmospheres or issues related to electromagnetic compatibility. It does not repeat all the technical rules which are state of the art and which are applicable to the material used to construct the industrial truck, for which reference can be made to ISO 12100？2.