panel truck vs van

panel truck and van both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
panel truck	Yes	No	No	No
van	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, van is a hypernym of panel truck; that is, van is a word with a broader meaning than panel truck:

panel truck (noun)	van (noun)
a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers	a truck with an enclosed cargo space
	a camper equipped with living quarters
	(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
	the leading units moving at the head of an army
	any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)