diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7cac91b..89f4a17 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@
   }
   .veh-marker.offline .veh-plate { color: var(--muted); }
 
+  /* Specialist vehicle icon (crane / motorbike / pick-up) — white silhouette
+     centred in the department-coloured pin. */
+  .veh-type { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 22px; height: 22px; }
+  .veh-type svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; display: block; }
+  /* Keep specialists full-size + circular even when parked so the icon stays
+     legible (overrides the parked half-size square). */
+  .veh-marker.has-type.parked .veh-pin { transform: scale(1); border-radius: 50%; }
+  .veh-marker.has-type.offline .veh-type svg { opacity: .85; }
+
   /* ── Persistent POI marker (Fireside HQ) ───────────────────────────── */
   /* Cluster bubble (zoomed-out): amber circle + white count, tiered by size.
      Click zooms to expand into the individual pins. */
@@ -753,15 +762,29 @@ function upsertClusterMarker(id, count, coords) {
   }
 }
 
+// Specialist vehicle types get their own marker icon (white silhouette inside
+// the department-coloured pin). All other types (field-service + unassigned)
+// fall through to the default arrow/square/dot marker, unchanged. Keys must
+// match fn_live_positions' `vehicle_type` exactly (migration 16).
+const SPECIALIST_ICONS = {
+  'Crane':     '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 21V6"/><path d="M3 6h18"/><path d="M9 3l3 3 3-3"/><path d="M18 6v4"/><path d="M17 10h2v1.6h-2z"/><path d="M8 21h8"/></svg>',
+  'Motorbike': '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="5.5" cy="16" r="3.3"/><circle cx="18.5" cy="16" r="3.3"/><path d="M5.5 16h5l3-5h3.5"/><path d="M10.5 16 14 11"/><path d="M14.5 8H18l1 3"/></svg>',
+  'Pick-Up':   '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M2 15V8h7l3 3h8v4"/><path d="M2 15h2m5 0h6m4 0h2"/><circle cx="6.5" cy="16.5" r="1.9"/><circle cx="17.5" cy="16.5" r="1.9"/></svg>',
+};
+
 function upsertLiveMarker(p, coords, feature) {
   const state = vehicleState(p);
   // Active (moving now) = full department colour. Parked (reported within 24h)
   // = a PASTEL of that department colour. Offline (>24h silent) = grey. Lets
   // high-level viewers read fleet activity by department at a glance.
   const ccColor = colorForCostCentre(p.cost_centre);
-  const color = state === 'offline' ? OFFLINE_COLOR
-              : state === 'parked' ? pastelColor(ccColor)
-              : ccColor;
+  const typeIcon = SPECIALIST_ICONS[p && p.vehicle_type];
+  let color = state === 'offline' ? OFFLINE_COLOR
+            : state === 'parked' ? pastelColor(ccColor)
+            : ccColor;
+  // Specialists keep the full department colour (not the parked pastel) so the
+  // white icon stays legible and they stand out from the field-service swarm.
+  if (typeIcon && state !== 'offline') color = ccColor;
   const speed = Number(p.speed || 0);
   const dir = Number(p.direction || 0);
   let m = liveMarkers.get(p.imei);
@@ -788,19 +811,28 @@ function upsertLiveMarker(p, coords, feature) {
   el.classList.add('veh-marker');
   el.classList.remove('active', 'parked', 'offline');
   el.classList.add(state);
+  el.classList.toggle('has-type', !!typeIcon);
   const pin = el.querySelector('.veh-pin');
   pin.style.setProperty('--c', color);
-  // Direction arrow only for vehicles moving now. Parked = a clean pastel
-  // square (no arrow, no dot). Idling/offline keep the neutral dot.
+  // Specialist vehicles (crane/motorbike/pick-up) show their own icon instead of
+  // the heading arrow. Everything else: direction arrow only when moving now,
+  // a clean pastel square when parked, a neutral dot when idling/offline.
   const glyph = el.querySelector('.glyph');
-  if (state === 'active' && speed > 0) {
+  if (typeIcon) {
+    glyph.className = 'glyph veh-type';
+    glyph.style.removeProperty('--dir');
+    glyph.innerHTML = typeIcon;
+  } else if (state === 'active' && speed > 0) {
     glyph.className = 'glyph veh-arrow';
+    glyph.innerHTML = '';
     glyph.style.setProperty('--dir', dir + 'deg');
   } else if (state === 'parked') {
     glyph.className = 'glyph';   // empty — just the pastel square
+    glyph.innerHTML = '';
     glyph.style.removeProperty('--dir');
   } else {
     glyph.className = 'glyph idle-dot';
+    glyph.innerHTML = '';
     glyph.style.removeProperty('--dir');
   }
   el.querySelector('.veh-plate').textContent = plateTail(p.vehicle_number);