Refuse & Utility Truck Bodies
Manufacturers of refuse collection, utility, and service body upfits for heavy chassis.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Heavy-Duty Trucks (Class 7–8) (5.13.3), the segment that Refuse & Utility Truck Bodies sits within — not Refuse & Utility Truck Bodies on its own.
- Market size
- ~$33B
- Growth
- ~5.2%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~100
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 336120 (heavy duty truck manufacturing); medium-duty trucks are largely captured within this code.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Truck sales plus aftermarket parts and service
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate–High
- EBITDA margin
- Cyclical equipment; richer aftermarket
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring aftermarket and service
Characteristics
- Dominated by Daimler, PACCAR, Traton, Volvo.
- Highly cyclical with freight and fleet replacement.
- Early-stage zero-emission heavy trucking transition.
Geographic concentration
Heavy-duty (Class 7–8) truck manufacturing concentrates in North Carolina (Freightliner), Virginia (Volvo), Oklahoma, and Ohio.
U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 County Business Patterns (employment by state), NAICS 336120. Concentration shown by location quotient.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- Truck OEM majors
- Zero-emission & component acquirers
- Aftermarket consolidators
What’s driving deals
- Zero-emission heavy-truck transition.
- Aftermarket and service economics.
- Freight-cycle and fleet-replacement demand.
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