A wheel loader comprising: an engine , an accelerator pedal that indicates a target speed of the engine, a traveling system driven by the engine, a multi-speed motive power transmission provided on the traveling system, the motive power transmission including an HST (Hydro-Static Power Transmission) including, in addition to a hydraulic pump driven by the engine, at least one hydraulic motor of a variable-displacement type connected in a closed circuit to the hydraulic pump, the wheel loader further comprising gear selection means for selecting a gear of the motive power transmission, and a front work device provided at a vehicle front , vehicle speed detection means ; and a controller that includes engine control means for limiting a maximum engine speed, and the traveling system further comprising motor control means for controlling the capacity of the hydraulic motor according to an actual vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection means , characterized in that the engine control means limits the maximum engine speed to a preset first engine speed limit (Ncamx 1) lower than a maximum rated engine speed, while the gear selection means is selecting a required gear that is either the highest gear or the next highest gear, when an actual vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection means approaches a preset vehicle speed limit, and in that the motor control means limits a minimum capacity of the hydraulic motor to a preset capacity limit (q2cmin) during selection of either the highest gear or the next highest gear as a required gear by the gear selection means when the actual vehicle speed reaches a preset vehicle speed limit (Scmax). an engine , an accelerator pedal that indicates a target speed of the engine, a traveling system driven by the engine, a multi-speed motive power transmission provided on the traveling system, the motive power transmission including an HST (Hydro-Static Power Transmission) including, in addition to a hydraulic pump driven by the engine, at least one hydraulic motor of a variable-displacement type connected in a closed circuit to the hydraulic pump, the wheel loader further comprising gear selection means for selecting a gear of the motive power transmission, and a front work device provided at a vehicle front , vehicle speed detection means ; and a controller that includes engine control means for limiting a maximum engine speed, and the traveling system further comprising motor control means for controlling the capacity of the hydraulic motor according to an actual vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection means , characterized in that the engine control means limits the maximum engine speed to a preset first engine speed limit (Ncamx 1) lower than a maximum rated engine speed, while the gear selection means is selecting a required gear that is either the highest gear or the next highest gear, when an actual vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection means approaches a preset vehicle speed limit, and in that the motor control means limits a minimum capacity of the hydraulic motor to a preset capacity limit (q2cmin) during selection of either the highest gear or the next highest gear as a required gear by the gear selection means when the actual vehicle speed reaches a preset vehicle speed limit (Scmax). <EOS>