Abstract

Van trailers, also known as dry freight, refrigerated or moving van trailers, are the predominant way for goods and refrigerated cargo to be delivered in large volumes in North America. SpecialtyVehicles.net feels that this market is the largest semi trailer product category in North America.

The manufacture of van trailers is a slightly fragmented business, with 16 identifiable players spread across the U.S. and Canada. Most manufacturers have products in each of the three product categories, but some companies do focus predominantly on a single product, like Kentucky Trailer with moving van trailers and Kidron with refrigerated van trailers. Great Dane and Utility are the only manufacturers with multiple production facilities. Essentially if a company produces a unit, it is available on a nationwide basis. A key characteristic of this industry is the low degree of customization, with manufacturers building standardized products with few options. Large and medium sized fleets are the leading buyers of these trailers for transporting goods long distances to distribution facilities.

This report is a attempt to cohesively research, analyze and put into a structured format, “who is who” in the business of van trailer manufacturing on a continental basis.

The report provides a competitive and market analysis of the size and segmentation underlying the manufacture of van trailers. Additionally the report seeks to analyze product range differentiators, trends impacting the industry, and future outlook, including key technological innovations. Furthermore, the number of units produced as a dry freight, refrigerated or moving van trailer have been broken out.

These and other aspects of this analysis are highlighted in this pioneering report by SpecialtyVehicles.net (“SVN”). This report can be put to immediate use for global M&A identification, market size identification, sales planning, country/region strategizing, competitive share analysis, potential alliances through licensing or technology transfer agreements.