Provided is a wheel loader capable of suppressing fuel consumption by shortening the travel distance necessary for a raising/running operation. This wheel loader 1 comprises: an engine 3; a torque converter 41; an advance/reverse changeover switch 62 that switches the vehicle body between advance and reverse; a step-in amount detector 610 that detects the step-in amount of an accelerator pedal 61; an operation amount detector 73 that detects a lifting operation amount of a lift arm 21; and a controller 5. On the basis of an advance/reverse changeover signal, the step-in amount of the accelerator pedal 61, and a pilot pressure Ti related to the lifting operation of the lift arm 21, the controller 5 determines whether or not a specific condition for identifying an upward movement of the lift arm 21 during advancing travel of the vehicle body is satisfied, and in cases where the specific condition is satisfied, the controller limits the vehicle speed by reducing the maximum rotation speed of the engine 3 in accordance with an increase in the pilot pressure Ti.