3.5.3.4Vertical

Transportation Equipment Finance

Finance companies funding commercial trucks and trailers.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Equipment Finance & Leasing (3.5.3), the segment that Transportation Equipment Finance sits within. They are not figures for Transportation Equipment Finance on its own.

Market size
~$134B
Growth
~3.1%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~2,416 firms
Firms by employee count

82% of firms have fewer than 20 employees: 1,982 micro-businesses, below most mandates.

The investable universe434 firms with 20+ employees
20–99
18743%
100–499
8720%
500+
16037%

Sales-financing companies funding equipment, vehicles, and dealer inventory: captive finance arms (manufacturer and dealer floorplan) and independent lessors. The federal code is broad 'sales financing,' so it folds a large auto and dealer-finance component in with equipment proper. Demand tracks capital-equipment investment and vehicle sales; recurring lease and loan income drives the economics.

NAICS 522220. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Statistics of U.S. Businesses; U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Lease and loan income plus residual-value gains

Key economics

Revenue per firm
$55,301,202
Revenue per employee
$1,299,876
Employees per firm
39.7
Recurring revenue
Moderate–High

lease portfolio income

EBITDA margin
Spread- and residual-driven
Capex intensity
Low

Characteristics

  • Scale-driven: payroll is only 8% of revenue, so the cost base is assets, not headcount
  • Deep strategic-buyer pool: 160 firms exceed 500 employees, so a scaled asset has trade buyers
  • Demand tracks business capital spending.
  • Residual-value management and funding costs drive returns.
  • Captive finance arms and independent lessors.

NAICS 522220. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Statistics of U.S. Businesses; U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Bank-owned & independent lessors
  • Specialty-finance consolidators
  • PE-backed leasing platforms

What’s driving deals

  • Consolidation around scaled lessors.
  • Capital-spending and replacement-cycle demand.
  • Funding and residual-value dynamics.

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