U.S. heavy truck sales soared to around 854,000 units in 2019 before dropping to some 758,000 sales in 2020, a decrease of almost 11 percent year-over-year. in 2021, the number of sales then rose again to 842,000 units, an increase of over 11 percent from 2020. Heavy trucks have a gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,001 pounds and are often classified as Class 7 or Class 8 trucks. Freightliner and Kenworth lead the market in terms of Class 8 truck sales in the United States.
New retail sales of heavy trucks in the United States from 2001 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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US Department of Energy, & ORNL. (May 3, 2021). New retail sales of heavy trucks in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261483/heavy-truck-sales-in-the-united-states/
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