--- title: "Fleet Equipment & Manufacturers — FMCSA Data Hub" description: "Explore truck manufacturers, fleet age distribution, and trailer types across the US trucking industry." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Dataset", "name": "US Trucking Fleet Equipment Data", "description": "Truck manufacturer market share, fleet age distribution, and trailer type breakdown.", "url": "https://runalphaloops.com/data/equipment", "temporalCoverage": "2015/2026", "spatialCoverage": "United States", "creator": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "AlphaLoops", "url": "https://www.runalphaloops.com" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Where does truck manufacturer and equipment data come from?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Equipment data is sourced from FMCSA vehicle registration records, VIN decoding, and MCS-150 filings. Carriers report their fleet size and equipment details as part of their FMCSA registration, and vehicle-level data is available through DOT inspection records." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How is average fleet age calculated?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Average fleet age is calculated from the model year of registered vehicles associated with each carrier. The distribution shows how many vehicles fall into each model year bracket, giving a picture of how old or new the national fleet is." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which truck manufacturers are most popular?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Freightliner (Daimler) consistently leads the US trucking market, followed by Peterbilt and Kenworth (both PACCAR brands), International (Navistar), and Volvo. Market share varies by segment — some brands are stronger in long-haul while others dominate vocational applications." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What trailer types are tracked?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "AlphaLoops tracks major trailer categories including dry van, refrigerated (reefer), flatbed, tanker, intermodal chassis, and specialty trailers. Dry van is by far the most common trailer type, used for the majority of general freight movements." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does equipment data include leased vehicles?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Equipment data reflects vehicles registered to each carrier with FMCSA, which can include both owned and leased equipment. 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[Home](/) - [FMCSA Data Hub](/data) - Equipment # US Fleet Equipment & Truck Manufacturers Truck manufacturer market share, fleet age distribution, and trailer composition across US carriers. Share [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Falphaloop-beryl.vercel.app%2Fdata%2Fequipment)[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US%20Fleet%20Equipment%20%26%20Truck%20Manufacturers%20%E2%80%94%20AlphaLoops%20FMCSA%20Data%20Hub&url=https%3A%2F%2Falphaloop-beryl.vercel.app%2Fdata%2Fequipment)Copy This data is free to access. If you use it for research or media, we kindly ask that you cite AlphaLoops and link back to [runalphaloops.com/data](https://runalphaloops.com/data). 4,163,388 Total Trucks Tracked 48 Manufacturers 9 Trailer Types ### Truck Manufacturers — Market Share Top manufacturers by truck count Export ### Fleet Age Distribution Number of vehicles by model year AllTrucksTrailers ### Trailer Types Distribution of trailer types in the national fleet - DRYVAN\_TRAILER - FLATBED\_TAG\_TRAILER - REEFER\_TRAILER - FLATBED\_TRAILER - TANK\_TRAILER - DUMP\_TRAILER - LOWBOY\_TRAILER - HOPPER\_TRAILER - DROPDECK\_TRAILER ## Analysis · as of June 15, 2026 [Previous analyses](/data/equipment/archive) ### Highlights - Freightliner holds 30.0% of FMCSA-registered trucks across 301,897 carriers, nearly 2.3 times the share of second-place Kenworth at 13.3%. - The fleet-wide weighted average model year is 2016, meaning the median FMCSA-registered truck is approximately 10 years old as of mid-2026. - Dry van trailers account for 1,384,845 units, more than three times the count of the next largest trailer type, flatbed-tag at 443,542. - Tank trailers carry the oldest average model year among trailer types at 2012, roughly five years behind dry van and reefer fleets. - Nikola appears in FMCSA records with 2,509 trucks across 1,405 carriers, carrying an average model year of 2013, predating the company's commercial production. The most counterintuitive pattern in this dataset is not Freightliner's dominance but the persistence of very old equipment across FMCSA-registered fleets. As of June 15, 2026, trucks from model year 2007 and earlier total roughly 726,000 units, representing approximately 17% of the 4,163,388 registered trucks. That cohort includes 138,069 trucks from model year 2007 alone, a year that predates the current EPA emissions standards cycle by over a decade, and 99,656 from 2006. The fleet-wide weighted average model year sits at 2016, meaning the typical registered truck is about 10 years old, but the distribution is not symmetric: there is a pronounced secondary concentration in the 2000-to-2007 band that pulls the tail older than headline averages suggest. The age pattern diverges notably between trucks and trailers at the older end of the distribution. Trailers extend back to model year 1991 in FMCSA records, with 2,041 units still registered from that year, while truck records thin out more sharply before 2000. At the newer end, truck registrations for model years 2022 through 2024 total approximately 800,000 units combined, with 2022 alone contributing 293,059 trucks, compared to 265,793 from 2023 and 242,204 from 2024. The step-down from 2022 to 2024 in truck counts is consistent with a broader industry pullback in new equipment orders following the 2021-to-2022 order surge, though FMCSA registration data reflects fleet composition rather than new sales, so the pattern likely also reflects normal fleet turnover rates rather than order cycles alone. On the manufacturer side, the top three, Freightliner at 30.0%, Kenworth at 13.3%, and Peterbilt at 12.1%, together account for roughly 55.4% of all registered trucks. Ford's 7.43% share across 144,215 carriers is notable because its carrier count is the second highest in the dataset behind Freightliner, suggesting Ford trucks are concentrated among small, multi-carrier operators rather than large fleets, a pattern consistent with vocational and light-duty commercial use. Sterling, a brand discontinued in 2009, still registers 28,383 trucks with an average model year of 2005, a reminder that FMCSA registration data captures active operating authority rather than new equipment trends. Viewed across a ten-year horizon, the presence of substantial pre-2010 equipment alongside a 2022-to-2024 new-unit concentration suggests a bifurcated fleet renewal cycle that may indicate uneven capital access across carrier size segments. ### Key Statistics 4,163,388 Total FMCSA-registered trucks across all manufacturers As of 2026-06-15 3,196,333 Total FMCSA-registered trailers across all types As of 2026-06-15 30.0% Freightliner's share of all FMCSA-registered trucks As of 2026-06-15 301,897 Number of carriers operating at least one Freightliner truck As of 2026-06-15 55.4% Combined market share of top three manufacturers (Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt) As of 2026-06-15 1,384,845 Dry van trailers registered with FMCSA carriers As of 2026-06-15 2012 Average model year of FMCSA-registered tank trailers, the oldest among all trailer types As of 2026-06-15 293,059 FMCSA-registered trucks from model year 2022 As of 2026-06-15 28,383 FMCSA-registered Sterling trucks, a brand discontinued in 2009, with average model year 2005 As of 2026-06-15 144,215 Number of carriers operating at least one Ford truck, second highest carrier count of any manufacturer As of 2026-06-15 220,323 Tank trailers registered with FMCSA carriers As of 2026-06-15 2016 Fleet-wide weighted average model year across all FMCSA-registered trucks As of 2026-06-15 Cite this data AlphaLoops. (2026). Fleet Equipment & Manufacturers — FMCSA Data Hub. Retrieved 2026-06-15 from https://runalphaloops.com/data/equipment. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Where does truck manufacturer and equipment data come from? ### How is average fleet age calculated? ### Which truck manufacturers are most popular? ### What trailer types are tracked? ### Does equipment data include leased vehicles? ## Want this data for your GTM team? AlphaLoops provides carrier intelligence to help freight brokers, insurers, and technology companies identify and qualify motor carriers. [Start Free Trial](https://alphafreight.runalphaloops.com/login?mode=signup)[Request Demo](/contact) ![AlphaLoops](/lovable-uploads/AlphaLoops-Logo-2025_Black-Type_White-Background_3280x1024.png) Fleet intelligence for go-to-market teams in transportation. 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