Global Garbage Trucks Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis Report - Forecast 2034

Garbage Trucks Market: Industry Perspective

The global garbage trucks market size was worth around USD 13.94 Billion in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 21.46 Billion by 2034 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of roughly 4.41% between 2025 and 2034. The report analyzes the global garbage trucks market's drivers, restraints/challenges, and the effect they have on the demands during the projection period. In addition, the report explores emerging opportunities in the garbage trucks industry.

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Global Garbage Trucks Market: Overview

Garbage trucks are vehicles designed to collect and transport municipal solid waste from the collection point and drop off the content at a treatment facility like a recycling center, landfill, or other transfer stations. Different regions have different names for garbage trucks. For instance, In Australia, they are called rubbish trucks whereas in the United Kingdom the term used is bin lorry or dustbin lorry. Other terms used are refuse truck, trash truck, junk truck, and bin van, amongst others. Garbage trucks can most commonly be sited in urban areas. These vehicles have been in existence for centuries in various forms. Before the technological boom, wagons and other related vehicular devices were used to transport solid waste, and with changing times the design and structure have undergone multiple conversions.

In 1920, the first self-propelled garbage truck was used but due to concerns related to foul smell and dropping of waste from all sides, the trucks were later changed to round compartments. In the same way, depending on the nature of the waste being handled and the amount, modern-day garbage trucks are developed to not only safely transfer the content but also to provide added assistance to human resources employed in the service to ease their task by using mechanical pulling and dropping techniques.

Key Insights

• As per the analysis shared by our research analyst, the global garbage trucks market is estimated to grow annually at a CAGR of around 4.41% over the forecast period (2025-2034).
• Regarding revenue, the global garbage trucks market size was valued at around USD 13.94 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 21.46 Billion by 2034.
• The garbage trucks market is projected to grow at a significant rate due to increasing urbanization, rising waste generation, adoption of automated waste collection systems, and government focus on smart city and sanitation initiatives.
• Based on Type, the Front Loaders segment is expected to lead the global market.
• On the basis of Application, the Urban Garbage Treatment segment is growing at a high rate and will continue to dominate the global market.
• Based on region, North America is predicted to dominate the global market during the forecast period.

Garbage Trucks Market: Growth Drivers

Growing urbanization to propel market demand

The global garbage truck market is projected to grow owing to the rampant modernization and urbanization of regions across the globe. As every economy strives to provide the regional population with a better standard of living along with efforts to upgrade infrastructure since it is an important measure of economic growth, more investments can be expected in favor of units or structures that form essential components of a modernized locality. Since urbanization does not only mean tall buildings and a constant supply of energy but when a region falls under the urban category it automatically receives the necessary funds for further development to make sure the growth trajectory does not get disrupted. For instance, as per official reports, New York city in the United States is known to spend over USD 1.5 billion on trash picked up both from residential spaces and public places. It costs around USD 24.21 per cubic yard to collect trash in the city. 

Garbage Trucks Market: Restraints

Low waste collection rate to impede market expansion

Market penetration for garbage trucks depends heavily on the rate at which garbage is collected. The number is really low in underdeveloped nations as they generally lack a proper garbage collection protocol or do not have the right systems in place. For instance, in high-income economies, the garbage collection rate is as high as 100% while the same number in low-income economies is not more than 52%. Multiple factors could be causing this like lack of awareness and resources, diversion of funds to other most critical investments, etc. This could severely impact global market growth in the coming years.

Garbage Trucks Market: Opportunities

Use of technology to provide excellent growth opportunities

The global garbage trucks market is projected to benefit from the rising amalgamation of technology and garbage trucks of waste disposal systems. Well-funded economies or municipal corporations are known to adopt advanced technology to align the region's entire waste disposing process including an upgrade in the type of garbage trucks being used. The recent ones are installed with high-tech systems to completely automate the process and improve interconnectivity.

Garbage Trucks Market: Challenges

Unaffordability, a major challenge during the growth period

The high-end garbage trucks are expensive and cannot be afforded on a large scale by many municipal corporations, especially the ones that are not well-funded. In such situations, the agencies have to work with relatively less effective garbage trucks that are loaded beyond capacity owing to less quantity of trash trucks being available. This is a major problem in various countries and manufacturers should invest more resources in managing the issue. 

Garbage Trucks Market: Segmentation Analysis

The global garbage trucks market is segmented based on Type, Application, and region.

Based on Type, the global garbage trucks market is divided into Front Loaders, Rear Loaders, Side Loaders.

On the basis of Application, the global garbage trucks market is bifurcated into Urban Garbage Treatment, Building & Mining Industry, Industrial Waste Collection, Municipal Waste Collection, Construction and Demolition Waste Collection.

Recent Developments:

• In November 2022, Astroscale and ClearSpace, both UK-based firms announced they are on the way to developing garbage trucks that could clear junk collected in the space. Both firms are working on an individual level and competing to win the UK government contract
• In April 2022, BBMP, an India-based manufacturer of garbage trucks announced that the company will install a speed governor in a bid to slow down garbage trucks

Garbage Trucks Market: Report Scope

Garbage Trucks Market: Regional Analysis

North America to walk with the highest revenue

The global garbage trucks market is projected to witness surging growth in North America owing to the highly advanced infrastructure of countries like the US and Canada that spend heavily on developing garbage and waste disposal systems. The local authorities are well-funded to invest in all types of garbage trucks. The regional growth is also driven due to the presence of some of the biggest manufacturers of garbage trucks in the US. Heil Environmental Industries Limited, the world’s most dominating producer of garbage trucks is headquartered in the US. The company’s current revenue stands at USD 153.6 million. As of 2018, British Columbia and Nova Scotia, Canadian cities spend around USD 30 per person on waste management and disposal processes. In 2018, the city of Saskatoon, Canada spent more than USD 1.2 million on garbage tracking systems.

Garbage Trucks Market: Competitive Analysis

The report provides a company market share analysis to give a broader overview of the key market players. In addition, the report also covers key strategic developments of the market, including acquisitions & mergers, new product launches, agreements, partnerships, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development, and regional expansion of major participants involved in the garbage trucks market on a global and regional basis.

The global garbage trucks market is dominated by players like:

• Autocar LLC
• Dennis Eagle Inc.
• FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG
• FULONGMA GROUP Co. Ltd.
• Heil Environmental
• Kirchhoff Group
• Labrie Group
• McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Inc.
• New Way Trucks
• Mack Trucks
• Shandong Wuzheng Group Co. Ltd.
• XCMG Group
• Ceec Trucks Industry Co. Ltd.
• Bridgeport Manufacturing
• Curbtender Inc.
• Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.
• Environmental Solutions Group
• EZ-Pack Refuse Hauling Solutions LLC

The global garbage trucks market is segmented as follows;

By Type

• Front Loaders
• Rear Loaders
• Side Loaders

By Application

• Urban Garbage Treatment
• Building & Mining Industry
• Industrial Waste Collection
• Municipal Waste Collection
• Construction and Demolition Waste Collection

By Region

• North America
  • The U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • France 
  • The UK
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa